About the Role
The Receptionist is responsible for answering calls and receiving visitors in a courteous and professional manner, while also providing clerical support to staff as needed.
Responsibilities
- Manage all reception functions, including registering and announcing walk-ins and re-routing incoming calls.
- Verify, confirm, and/or process medical insurance information.
- Manage the PTAR system for dispensing Metrocards and transportation reimbursement.
- Organize clinical records, including filing, managing forms, creating and closing patient charts.
- Operate and organize the appointment system for clinical staff, including confirming appointments and rescheduling missed ones.
- Prepare charts daily for use.
- Make copies and send faxes as requested by staff.
- Hand out client satisfaction surveys.
- Assist Program Secretary and/or Billing Clerk with clerical tasks.
- Provide coverage for the reception desk during mornings, evenings, and weekends.
- Open and close the facility during operating hours.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Minimum of 1 year of office experience.
- Prior healthcare reception experience preferred.
- Superior organizational and analytical skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of people.
- Aptitude for teamwork.
- Ability to use public transportation for travel to program locations throughout New York City.
- Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Ability to understand sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills at all levels of the organization.
- Strong critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Proficient computer knowledge, including word processing and database software.
- Regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision and color vision.
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Analytical skills
- Verbal communication skills
- Written communication skills
- Independent work
- Task management
- Teamwork
- Collaboration
- Public transportation navigation
- Confidentiality
- Interpersonal skills
- Critical thinking
- Complex problem solving
- Detail-oriented
- Computer proficiency (word processing, database software)
Location
- Brooklyn Office - Brooklyn, NY 11206
Work Type
- Part Time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 1 year office experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
Salary/Compensations
- $17.00 - $18.36 Hourly
