Medical Receptionist - Maywood, NJ

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Hackensack
Posted on: February 14, 2020

Job Description:

Position Description

The Medical Receptionist/ Patient Care Representative performs a variety of secretarial and administrative duties to assist the Medical Provider with providing patients with the highest standards of medical care and a positive customer service experience.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Greets patient when entering the practice
• Obtains accurate and updated patient information, such as name, address, insurance information
• Performs insurance verification on the date of service
• Files and maintains medical records
• Confirms and schedules appointments
• Answers telephone calls promptly and courteously,
• Collects co-pays or outstanding balances on the date of service
• Performs referral documentation promptly,
• Performs certain follow-up services for patients in a prompt and courteous manner, such as scheduling specialist appointments, scheduling follow-up appointments and obtaining copies lab results or specialist reports
• Adheres to the standards identified in Riverside's Employee Policy Manual.
• Cooperates with other RMG employees to achieve specific team goals
• All RMG employees are expected to keep abreast on current medical requirements relevant to their position, which includes maintaining patient confidentiality and abiding by all HIPAA and OSHA requirements
  You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
  
  Required Qualifications:
  
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Basic computer knowledge
  • Customer Service experience
    Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
    
    OptumCare is committed to creating an environment where physicians focus on what they do best: care for their patients. To do so, OptumCare provides administrative and business support services to both owned and affiliated medical practices which are part of OptumCare. Each medical practice part and their physician employees have complete authority with regards to all medical decision-making and patient care. OptumCare's support services do not interfere with or control the practice of medicine by the medical practices or any of their physicians.
    
    Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
    
    OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
    
    

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