Clinic Office Specialist - FT - Days - Neuro Spine Patel - 14348

Clinic Office Specialist - FT - Days - Neuro Spine PatelDHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - DaysOur Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time. Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence. The Clinic Office Specialist is a key member of the Physician Practice and provides clinical/administrative expertise to ensure all patients receive high quality, efficient care. High School/GED preferred Medical Office Specialist certification preferred Excellent customer service skills Computer skills required with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite Good written and verbal communication skills required Bilingual – English/Spanish required Minimum of two (2) years receptionist experience in a medical office preferred Previous experience in a high traffic medical office setting is preferred Neurology experience is preferred Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices. Working the reception desk, greeting and communicating with patients and providers Registering patients ensuring to get correct personal and insurance information and entering that into the practice management system Scheduling, canceling, and rescheduling patient appointments Reminding patients of upcoming appointments and tracking missed appointments, no show and cancellations Answering multiple telephones and accurately documenting messages Forwarding telephone calls appropriately and following up on return calls Taking appropriate and understandable messages for staff and providers from callers who leave messages Checking-in patients and properly documenting registration Insurance verification and verification of patient demographics Authorizing procedures or surgeries, as neededFiling or retrieving medical records and delivering to appropriate providers or departments as neededFiling patient and administrative files Copying, scanning and faxing duties Collecting co-pays and cash from patients, getting authorization on credit cards Cash balancing and deposit log reconciliation and maintenance Entering charges, payments, and balancing the day in the computer Preparing charge sheets for billing vendor in the appropriate format including all necessary paperwork Other duties as assigned May require occasional traveling(Chain-of-command) Office Manager 2. Director DHR Health Clinics 3. Chief Ambulatory Officer Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service. Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age. Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height. - Yes - Kneeling - YesMust be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs. - Yes - Walking - YesLight/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs. - Yes - Standing/Squatting - YesStraight pulling - Yes - Sitting - YesPulling hand over hand - Yes - Pushing - YesRepeated bending - Yes - Stooping/Bending - YesReaching above shoulder - Yes - Climbing Stairs - YesSimple grasping - Yes - Climbing Ladders - NoDual simultaneous grasping - Yes - Depth Perceptions needed - YesAbility to see - Yes - Identify Colors - YesOperating office equipment - Yes - Twisting - YesOperating mechanical equipment - Yes - Crawling - NoAbility to read and write - Yes - Ability to Count - YesAbility to hear verbal communication without aid - Yes - Operating Personal Vehicle - YesAbility to comprehend written/verbal communication - Yes - Other: Ability to deal with stress - YesOSHA Category - IIIThe individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents. This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.