Medical Receptionist Position - Permanent - 4 days - 32.50 hours/week
Peterborough Family Health Team
Location
Peterborough, ON | Canada
Job description
This position is in an established family practice office of a full-time physician seeking a full-time, experienced medical office administrator (MOA) with the Peterborough Community Family Health Organization (FHO).
The MOA will be responsible for numerous administrative tasks in the front of the office including patient-facing responsibilities. The position is four (4) days per week and involves a fair amount of multi-tasking, and requires a high level of professionalism. Consequently, we are looking for a professional with excellent communication and organizational skills who can work effectively in a busy team-based environment.
Medical Receptionist responsibilities
- Greet patients upon arrival, sign them in and gather any other necessary data
- Schedule appointments for new and recurring patients based on Physician availability
- Maintain patient records and management of incoming/outgoing documents
- Frequent review of messages and prompt response
- Call patients to remind them of upcoming appointments
- Assist patient in scheduling testing for off-site services or specialist consults
- Process payments from patients for uninsured visits
- OHIP billing experience
- Bring patients into clinic rooms and basic set up when the nurse is absent
- Ability/flexibility to work some evenings/weekends for After Hour Clinics
Medical Receptionist skills
- Minimum of One (1) year experience in Family Practice Medicine
- Professional, articulate with excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail with meticulous record keeping skills
- Ability to multitask essential
- Excellent computer skills with experience in medical software, preferably Practice Solutions
- Thorough understanding of medical terminology
- Understanding of OHIP billing an asset
- Ability to triage
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Understanding of preventative care billing structure within the Family Health Team model is an asset.
- Understanding of our community resources an asset
- Understanding of basic accounting an asset
- Understanding of Quickbooks an asset
Interested candidates can email their resume and cover letter to [email protected] by the application deadline.
- Application deadline: March 11, 2024
- Hours: Permanent – Monday to Friday
- Expected start date: ASAP
- Job type: Permanent
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