About the Role
The Receptionist/Aide performs reception and clerical duties including answering phones, scheduling appointments, creating and maintaining charts, photocopying/faxing, releasing medical information, data entry, and handling monies. They will also assist the professional staff with patient set-up, maintaining department cleanliness, and monitoring exercise programs. This role requires knowledge of insurance contracts, eligibility, and patient coverage criteria.
Responsibilities
- Answer phones
- Schedule appointments
- Create and maintain charts
- Photocopying/faxing
- Release of medical information
- Data entry including daily charges
- Handle monies
- Assist professional staff with patient set-up
- Maintain cleanliness in the department
- Monitor exercise programs at the request of the treating therapist
Requirements
- Proficient use of computers for scheduling, word processing, data entry, and compiling patient information and statistics
- General clerical and record keeping experience
- Experience using multiple phone lines
- Experience using a copy machine
- Experience using a fax machine
- Experience collecting and recording monies collected
- Prior Receptionist and clerical experience required
- Prior Physical Therapy Aide experience preferred
- Knowledgeable of insurance contracts, eligibility and criteria for patient coverage
Skills
- Scheduling
- Word processing
- Data entry
- Record keeping
- Operating multiple phone lines
- Operating a copy machine
- Operating a fax machine
- Handling monies
Location
- New York
- Connecticut
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- High School Graduate or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $17.00 - $24.91 Hourly
About the Company
- Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians.
- Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities.
- Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.
