Medical Receptionist

Full time energetic, medical receptionist needed for busy established 4 doctor eye clinic in Edmonds area. Outstanding group with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including 401K, medical, profit sharing.  Job is a team environment of four other staff members.  Experience in eye care strongly preferred. Salary depends upon experience and training.

Tasks include:

1. Appointment scheduling. 
         a. Scheduling contact lens fits and medical procedures.

2. Operational functions:
        a. Dispensing replacement contact lenses
        b. cash drawer management (reconciling, balancing, deposits).
        c. Obtaining referrals and entering referrals.

3. Check-in desk:
        a. Chart preparation;
        b. answering telephones, taking messages and routing calls;
        c. collecting fees;
        d. patient registration;
        e. chart organizing and management
        f. Sort the clinic magazines each week.

4. Quality Control:
        a. Routing slip management.
        b. Final chart checkout (confirm completion of billing charges).
        c. Filing processed charts.
        d. Sorting and delivery mail.
        e. Collecting and posting co-payments and service payments.
        f. Optimizing and managing patient flow schedule for all doctors.

5. Appointment/billing desk:
        a. Triage of telephone calls for eye problems.
        b.  Refilling medication prescriptions by telephone, fax and in person.
        c. Releasing CL and spectacle prescriptions
        d. Processing patient recalls: cards and computerized phone calls.
        e. Patient insurance benefits verification.