WORKING CONDITIONS:

1. Sedentary at desk, and/or walk to other areas of needed assistance.
2. Works in clean, well-lighted, ventilated work area.
3. Environment may be busy, noisy, and have many interruptions requiring re-evaluation of priorities.
4. Dexterity for typing, operating phone and communications equipment and computer.
5. Office environment typical with patient contact and occasional exposure to patient care areas. RESPONSIBLE FOR:

 

1. Greet patients, family members, visitors entering facility in a friendly, courteous manner.
2. Registration of surgical patients. Completes paperwork and distributes as appropriate. Communicates patient's arrival to nursing staff.
3. Discuss and complete payment plan arrangements, accepts cash payments with receipts, maintains petty cash. Prepares bank deposits.
4. Coordinate, direct and conduct traffic and phone communications.
5. Handles patient scheduling and insurance verification working closely with physician office staff.
6. Receives mail and distributes to appropriate party.
7. Completes sequential assembly of chart documents.
8. Supervises indexing, storage, filing and retrieval of medical records. Secures medical records at the end of the day.
9. Organizes next days schedule, types, prints and distributes.
10. Communicates with family and visitors regarding patient's status or location peri-operatively.

Must have completed high school diploma or equivalent. At least two years experience in a surgical center. Computer operation and data entry skills. Good command of English language, both verbal and written. Ability to work well with physicians, their offices, employees, patients and others. Understands and operates the Center's computer system and able to train others.