Overview
The Central Jersey Medical Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center located in Perth Amboy, Carteret and Newark, NJ. We are currently looking to hire a full-time Registration Clerk. Hours may vary and include evenings and Saturdays. Additional hours for training and coverage may be offered.
Location is for Newark
Responsibilities
* Books, coordinates and reschedules patient appointments.
* Greets patients in a prompt, pleasant, and helpful manner.
* Maintains and updates current information on providers' schedules.
* Answers telephone, screens calls, and provides information to callers as needed.
* Contacts patients to confirm appointments.
* Assembles patients' charts and creates charts for all new patients.
* Conducts personal interviews to obtain required demographic and insurance information and enters such information into the computer.
* Obtains required signatures on legal consents and insurance forms.
* Contacts insurers to verify coverage and assures that we are the PCP, where necessary.
* Makes adjustments to the computer classification of claims to most accurately reflect the expected pay source.
* Answers inquiries of patients and the public in person or via telephone regarding regulations and services; when necessary, refers inquiries to the appropriate person or department.
* Performs exit billing and discusses patient's account balance with the responsible party.
* Responsible for daily cash collections.
* Maintains daily log of uncompensated care applications and other state and local governmental applications.
* Inputs data into the ancillary database.
* Collects and batches daily encounters.
* Other front-end duties as assigned.
Qualifications
* Demonstrated ability to adapt to changes readily.
* Ability to follow instructions, given either orally or in writing.
* Ability to work with little or no supervision.
* Demonstrates effective follow-through with all tasks.
* Maintains a high level of confidentiality.
* Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner.
* Able to work as a team player.
* Must be able to speak, read and write Spanish fluently.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Minimum of two (2) years or more experience in a medical office support setting; OR any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
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