Job Description
Principal functions: The Medical Clerk is primarily responsible for greeting and assisting patients, gathering, and maintaining accurate patient demographic records and performing various administrative tasks.
Duties and Responsibilities: Duties include, but not limited to: Scheduling appointments, signing patients in and out, updating patient records and insurance information, releasing copies of shot records, and ensuring proper patient flow. Answer telephone/switchboard and responds to inquiries, take messages and direct calls. Perform various clerical tasks-Enter patient data into the computer, updating medical records, labs, x-rays, Physician and/or hospital reports into charts, prepare face sheets, send medical records. Collect and process cash, check, and credit card payments. Prepares daily schedules for doctors, nurses, and immunizations clerk. Sign-in labs, blood pressure checks, and weight checks Check eligibility for Medicaid patients. Receive new patient packets, receives opens, and sorts mail. Assists in ensuring regulatory compliance is followed. Participate in office committees or workgroups. Perform various clerical duties. Work evening clinic as appropriate. Attend staff meetings and conferences.
Hours 8:00-5:00 Monday-Friday-
Paid Major Holidays and Vacation Bi-lingual in Spanish desired not required