Front Office

Company: Community Health Association of Spokane
Location: Cheney
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

AMAZING Benefits Package!

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid Time Off (PTO)

CHAS Health offers up to 6 weeks of PTO per anniversary year for full time employees.

Loan Reimbursement Program that provides reimbursement for student loan payments up to $5,250 per year for CHAS Health employees working a minimum of 30 hours a week who have completed 90 days of employment and are in good standing. This program is for employees with qualified student loans that are not eligible for state or federal loan repayment programs.

Flexible Work Arrangements

This CHAS Health benefit provides employees the opportunity to work modified schedules, work part-time, or work from home. This structure allows employees in eligible positions more flexibility with balancing work and personal life.

Retirement Plans

CHAS Health will match the employee's contribution, up to 6% of gross wages. Both 401(k) Traditional and Roth retirement plans are offered.

Purpose of Job:

Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by performing reception, scheduling and general administrative support duties as follows:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Immediately greets patients upon arrival; verifies appointment time, insurance and personal information, and collects co-pay.
* Schedules patient appointments based on established scheduling guidelines to ensure clinic can achieve target productivity expectations.
* Reconciles daily receipts/petty cash.
* Takes patient demographics over the phone & enters into electronic health records system (EHR).
* Ensures accuracy and completion of intake forms before forwarding to appropriate department for processing.
* Professionally answers calls, takes messages and/or refers callers to appropriate individuals.
* Schedules translators as needed.
* Treats patients with highest respect in all functions of job and maintains patient confidentiality.
* Monitors patient waiting rooms for cleanliness and security.
* Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience: HS diploma or equivalent required. Applicable additional schooling and/or formal training preferred. Customer service and multi-line telephone experience preferred.

Skills: Computer skills required. Ability to spell accurately. Able to clearly communicate information to patients and gather information from patients. Must have basic math skills to calculate patient payments.

Physical Demands:

Front Office staff are required to stand, sit, and be mobile one-third to two-thirds of the time. They are required to use hands to finger, handle or feel over two-thirds of the time; while reaching with hands and arms occurs one-third of the day. Climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling or crouching occurs less than one-third of the time. Communicating by talking / hearing occurs over two-thirds of the day. Amount of time spent lifting or exerting force is about 50% for up to 10 pounds and less than one-third of the time up to 25 - 40 pounds. Rarely is there a need to lift more than 41 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Keywords: Community Health Association of Spokane, Spokane , Front Office, Administration, Clerical , Cheney, Washington