Medical Receptionist, Bilingual

The Medical Receptionist is responsible for assisting providers of care in the family practice clinic.  This position ensures quality service and delivery of care to patients and maintains the service delivery environment.  This environment will be clean, well maintained, and the patients are treated with excellence in customer service.  This position supports, promotes and furthers our goal of providing the highest standards of culturally relevant and sensitive professional service consistent with our mission.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Serves patients by greeting and helping them, scheduling appointments, and maintaining records and accounts
2. Collects client payment and records into practice management system
3. Ensures that customer calls are answered promptly and courteously and routed appropriately
4. Protects patient’s rights by maintaining confidentiality of medical, personal, and financial information
5. Processes patient document filing and retention of records
6. Ensures reception and waiting areas are kept clean and de-cluttered
7. Performs billing activities as per policy
8. Processes patient referrals, as directed by providers
9. Responds to patient questions and routes to appropriate resource
10. Coordinates and processes medical records requests.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Completed Medical Assistant program from an accredited school
• 2 years of experience working as a CMA and/or Medical Receptionist
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office suite of products
• Bilingual in Spanish and English required

Jewish Family Service (JFS) is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable Federal and state employment laws and regulations, that exists to provide professional, effective, and affordable mental health and social services that promote lifelong self-sufficiency and well-being for anyone in need.

JFS provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and veteran status, except in the case of those positions in which religion is, in the opinion of JFS, an essential factor.  Employment opportunities include but are not limited to recruitment, employment placement, promotion, demotion, transfer, termination, compensation, use of facilities and participation in JFS sponsored events.  In addition, JFS is committed to the principle that all of its employees and volunteers should be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment, including but not limited to, sexual harassment (including same-sex harassment) and harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran or medical leave status.

JFS is an E-Verify participant.