The Front Desk Associate role is an opportunity for the right candidate to apply his or her professional and personal skills by engaging with families to provide a welcoming, First-class Experience. In addition to being organized and able to multi-task, this role requires a responsible dynamic individual to carry out all front desk functions and manage administrative tasks for the medical team aligning with the mission, vision, values, and culture of PM.
Requirements
- Greets families professionally both in person and on the phone.
- Answers patient/family questions to the best of his or her ability and/or seeks clarification and instruction when needed
- Accesses empathy and active listening in difficult interpersonal situations
- Supports patient care quality initiatives as directed
- Coordinates escalations and urgent issues to ensure timely and complete resolutions
- Collaborates and communicates with site leadership to facilitate management of complex patient issues
- Employs PM Pediatric Care’s Core values to help patients, families, and other team members navigate PM systems before, during, and after a visit
- Monitors and manages patient flow throughout the waiting and registration process including assisting families with initiating the self-registration process
- Is in alignment with all distributed education to keep current on workflows, responsibilities, and technology
- Registers all patients and maintains accurate and complete patient accounts by obtaining, recording, and updating demographics, insurance, and financial information while maintaining HIPAA compliance
- Manages and acts upon all incoming patient documents, mail and correspondence utilizing proper documentation and storage
- Maintains confidentiality and privacy of all patient accounts and adheres to all HIPAA guidelines
- Performs opening and closing duties including but not limited to organizing, stocking, sanitizing, and reconciling
- Executes other duties as assigned