Front Desk Clinical Receptionist | Yale University Job at Yale University, New Haven, CT

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  • Yale University
  • New Haven, CT

Job Description

1. Answers telephone calls and assess urgency of call. Provides assistance or directs caller to appropriate person, contacting physician/nurse directly for urgent needs. Provides assistance to other receptionists in screening patient calls. 2. Provides specialized information related to section, policies, procedures, insurance and services. Assists patients with the completion of forms. 3. Builds monthly provider master schedules and clinic calendars from established sources and verifies provider sessions worked. Modifies master schedules to accommodate time off, extra patients, hospital emergencies, etc. Creates patient bump lists as necessary due to last minute provider call outs. 4. Schedules patient appointments and resolves scheduling conflicts. Notifies patients of changes/cancellations and prioritizes urgency of appointments for rescheduling. May schedule patients into clinical research studies. 5. Receives patients and visitors. Secures names and needs and directs accordingly. Updates patient information and verifies insurance information, level of services and tracks referrals when necessary. Initiates billing process by completing patient encounter forms and accepts and processes fee for service payments. 6. Books diagnostic tests and specialized appointments for patients at hospitals and other medical facilities and ensures patients are provided with necessary paperwork and specialized instructions for procedures. 7. Schedules surgical procedures for patients. Coordinates available dates for surgery and scheduling of pre and post operative exams and lab work. Obtains and distributes necessary paperwork and maintains system to track completion. Coordinates surgery schedule changes as necessary. 8. Schedules and coordinates departmental meetings, classes, clinics, conferences, etc. 9. Utilizes computer input and retrieve data. Merges and manipulates data to generates complex reports. Compiles and maintains clinical and patient statistical data and produces summaries and reports. 10. Keyboards correspondence, clinical information, reports, publicity material, educational handouts etc. Composes general written material. 11. Obtains patient charts, medical records and lab reports and verifies for completeness. 12. Sorts, screens and distributes incoming mail. Prioritizes and ensures completion of medical forms by clinical staff. Coordinates interdepartmental communication including distribution of medical records and reports. 13. Establishes and maintains filing systems. 14. Maintains inventory of office supplies and educational material. 15. May oversee and instruct support staff. Ensures adequate coverage of reception desk. 16. Performs additional functions incidental to office activities.



Required Skill/ability 1: Demonstrated proficiency with EPIC. Strong attention to detail. Demonstrated experience with clinical intake.



Required Skill/ability 2: Proven ability to coordinate multiple tasks in a fast-paced medical office with a calm and pleasant personality. Demonstrated proficiency with handling a heavy volume of phone calls. Proven ability with clinical appointment scheduling.



Required Skill/ability 3: Exceptional and patient-centered customer service skills. References must indicate a proven record of exemplary attendance, punctuality and reliability.



Required Skill/ability 4: Highly motivated team player with strong oral and written communication skills.



Required Skill/ability 5: Strong administrative and organizational skills. Excellent critical thinking skills, ability to work under pressure and to exercise good judgment. Flexibility in covering multiple clinical areas.



Preferred Education: Oncology experience preferred. Prior experience with Cadence.



Work Week: Flexible or Non-Standard (for anything other than Standard)



Posting Position Title: Clinical Receptionist 2



University Job Title: Front Desk Clinical Receptionist



Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Oncology experience preferred. Prior experience with Cadence.

Four years of related work experience, two of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and a high school education; or two years of related work experience and an Associate degree; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

About Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

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Job Tags

Work experience placement, Immediate start, Flexible hours,

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