Front Desk Specialist - Peoria, AZ

Company: Centerwell
Location: Peoria
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Description
Healthcare isn't just about health anymore. It's about caring for family, friends, finances, and personal life goals. It's about living life fully. At CenterWell, a division of Humana, we want to help people everywhere, including our associates, lead their best lives. We support our associates to be happier, healthier, and more productive in their professional and personal lives. We encourage our people to build relationships that inspire, support, and challenge them. We promote lifelong well-being by giving our associates fresh perspective, new insights, and exciting opportunities to grow their careers. At CenterWell, we're seeking innovative people who want to make positive changes in their lives, the lives of our members, and the healthcare industry as a whole.
The Front Desk Specialist contributes to administration of care management. Provides non-clinical support to the assessment and evaluation of members' needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain optimal wellness state by guiding members/families toward and facilitate interaction with resources appropriate for the care and wellbeing of members. The Front Desk Specialist performs basic administrative / clerical / operational / customer support / computational tasks. Typically works on routine and patterned assignments.
Responsibilities
CenterWell is seeking a dedicated, compassionate, and experienced - Front Desk Specialist - who is interested in growing with the company and being a part of something great!
Location : CenterWell Senior Primary Care office located at: 10280 North 91st Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85345
About CenterWell Senior Primary Care:
CenterWell Senior Primary Care, a subsidiary of Humana Inc., is Humana's primary care medical group practice with centers open or opening in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas. CenterWell Senior Primary Care has a strong emphasis on senior-focused primary care for members of Medicare Advantage health plans and is committed to providing personalized, high-quality primary care combined with an excellent patient experience. CenterWell Senior Primary Care has experience in both the treatment and management of most chronic and acute-care conditions. The practices also provide health education and value-added, well-being services at the centers and around their neighborhoods to help both patients and community members improve their health.
Front Desk Specialist Role Overview:

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  Greet patients
  
  
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  Register patients according to established protocols
  
  
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  Assist patients to complete all necessary forms and documentation including medical insurance
  
  
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  Ensure patient information is accurate including billing information
  
  
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  Inform patients of medical office procedures and policy
  
  
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  Maintain and manage patient records
  
  
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  Move patients through appointments as scheduled
  
  
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  Schedule visit transportation when required
  
  
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  Answer incoming calls and deal with inquiries
  
  
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  Transfer calls as required
  
  
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  Schedule patient appointments
  
  
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  Collect co-pays and payments
  
  
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  Report statistics as required`
  
  
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  Schedule hospital admissions, tests, scans and outside appointments for patients
  
  
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  Obtain external medical reports as required by medical professionals
  
  
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  Respond and comply to requests for information
  
  
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  Deal with incoming and outgoing mail
  
  
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  Complete other clerical duties as assigned
  
  
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  Maintain stock of forms and office supplies
  
  
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  Ensure reception area is well maintained, neat and clean
  
  
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  Offer and provide tours of the center when needed
  
  
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  Safeguard patient privacy and confidentiality
  
  
  Vaccine Policy:
  For this job, associates are required to be fully COVID vaccinated, including booster.
  If progressed to offer, you will be required to:
  
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    Provide proof of full vaccination (including booster) OR
    
    
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    Wear masks at all times (except while eating or drinking), OR
    
    
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    Provide documentation for a medical or religious exemption consideration.
    
    
    This policy will not supersede state or local laws. Requests for these exemptions should be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to your scheduled first day of work.
    Required Qualifications
    
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      High School Diploma
      
      
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      Experience with Microsoft, Word, Excel, Outlook
      
      
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      Administration support experience in a healthcare industry
      
      
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      Experience in a patient-facing or customer facing position within a medical office or healthcare setting
      
      
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      Demonstrated excellent patient or customer service and communication skills
      
      
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      Familiarity with care and well-being resources, or ability to research and obtain information
      
      
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      This role is considered patient facing and is part of the company's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB
      
      
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      Must be able to work at the clinic located at: 10280 North 91st Avenue, Peoria, AZ, 85345
      
      
      Preferred Qualifications
      
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        Bilingual English/Spanish- Must be able to speak, read, and write in both languages without limitations or assistance
        
        
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        Associate's Degree
        
        
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        Experience with EMR's
        
        
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        Knowledge of medical terminology
        
        
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        Knowledge of Managed care and Medicare
        
        
        Front Desk Specialist Working hours:
        Scheduled 40 hours per week
        Monday to Friday 8AM-5PM
        Local travel may be required; Mileage is reimbursed
        Being a part of the CenterWell team gives you benefits that include:
        We offer tangible and intangible benefits such as medical, dental and vision benefits, 401k with company matching, tuition reimbursement, weeks of paid vacation time, paid holidays, work-life balance, growth, a positive and fun culture and much more.
        Alert: Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants selected for leader review may be asked to provide a social security number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from Humana@myworkday.com with instructions to add the information into the application at Humana's secure website.
        Interview Format:
        To enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. Modern Hire Text allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information for you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.
        If you are selected for a first round interview, you will receive an email correspondence inviting you to participate in a Modern Hire text interview. In this interview, you will read to a set of interview questions and you will provide text responses to each question. You should anticipate this interview to take about 15 minutes. Your text interview will be reviewed and you will subsequently be informed if you will be moving forward to next round of interviews.
        Language Proficiency Testing:
        Bilingual English/Spanish. Must be able to speak, read and write in both languages without limitations or assistance. See Additional Information on testing. --- Any Humana associate who speaks with a member in a language other than English must take a language proficiency assessment, provided by an outside vendor, to ensure competency. Applicants will be required to take the Interagency Language Rating (ILR) test as provided by the Federal Government.
        Equal Employment Employer:
        CenterWell Senior Primary Care is more than an equal opportunity employer, CenterWell's dedication to promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do in all of our CenterWell roles. Diversity is more than a commitment to us, it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all of the other fascinating characteristics that make us each uniquely wonderful.
        Scheduled Weekly Hours
        40
        Centerwell, a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana, complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion. We also provide free language interpreter services. See our full accessibility rights information and language options https://www.partnersinprimarycare.com/accessibility-resources

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