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Administrative Support
Front Office Specialist I- TCP Woodlands
The Woodlands, TX, US
We are searching for a Front Office Specialist at the TCP- The Woodlands clinic: someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will coordinate and perform the scheduling of patients, receive and greet visitors, answer and handle incoming calls, coordinate the referral process, enter accurate billing information into the system and transmit accurate claims.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Greet patients and visitors upon arrival utilizing Creating SMILES philosophies and AIDET principles
- Assist patients with check in/check out
- Answer telephone within three (3) rings and directs calls per practice protocol
- Document complete and error free messages in telephone encounter and routes to appropriate area per practice protocol
- Enter hospital charges into electronic billing system with 100% accuracy and within timelines established by practice protocol
- Assess patient’s eligibility for referral by verifying coverage with payer prior to initiating referral
- Document eligibility in the electronic health record per practice protocol
- Schedule appointments per practice protocol
- Demonstrate ability to use judgment when scheduling provider’s template
- Verify and documents coverage of services prior to patient being seen by a provider per practice protocol
- Monitor Account Work queue and Patient Work queue on a weekly basis and determine appropriate corrective action and completes required corrections
- Assure electronic health record is complete and ready for provider use prior to patient being seen
- Collect and disseminate mail and deliveries per practice protocol
- Monitors returned mail work queue and corrected in electronic billing system within fourteen (14) days
- As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Skills & Requirements
- H.S. Diploma or GED Required
- 1 Year or More of Related Experience Required
About Texas Children’s
Texas Children’s Urgent Care offers high-quality, efficient and affordable after-hours patient care in nine convenient community locations across the greater Houston area. Texas Children’s Urgent Care has also expanded to serve the children and families of Austin, Texas, with its first community location in South Austin. Staffed by board-certified pediatricians who have privileges at Texas Children’s Hospital, our Urgent Care team can diagnose and treat a wide variety of common pediatric ailments, illnesses and conditions, including: asthma, strep throat, fever, minor burns, influenza, ear infections, allergic reactions and more. We also provide procedures such as antibiotic injections, breathing treatments, fracture care and splinting, IV (intravenous) fluids, lab services, laceration repair and x-rays on-site.
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Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
