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Gastro Florida

Front Office Specialist

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What they do

A Registrar or Patient Service Representative provides direct assistance to patients at a health care or long term care facility. Answers questions and helps resolve complaints; provides liaison with health care providers; may assist with coordinating appointments or addressing billing or insurance issues.

$42,237 / year median in Florida

+8% projected growth

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Job Description

Gastro Florida is the largest gastroenterology group in Tampa Bay with over 65 providers and over 25 locations in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando and Polk counties. Gastro Florida offers G.I. screeningtreatment, colon cancer prevention, non-surgical cancer intervention, IBD infusionstherapy, nutritionweight loss services, monitoring between visits, pharmacypathology services, and the latest therapies, including clinical research, to provide an integrated patient experience . Our mission is to provide general and advanced/interventional gastroenterology services in an Affable, AffordableAccessible manner for Accurate Answers . We are seeking competent, conscientious, service-oriented individuals with strong character to work in one of our gastroenterology medical offices in Tampa Bay. This individual will predominantly be supporting the clinician in the exam rooms, as well as scribing along side the clinician. They will work under the direction of the division practice manager. We are seeking a competent, conscientious, service-oriented individual with strong character to work in the front desk for one of our gastroenterology offices. This individual will check-in/out patients with a smile and perform billing/scheduling/telephone-related functions. He/She will work under the direction of the office's Practice Manager or his/her designee.
Minimum Requirements:
High school graduate with 2 years of medical office experience, including at least 1 year in a specialty practice. Preference may be given to candidates who have work experience from employers that emphasize excellent customer service (e.g. Publix, Disney). Some openings will require Spanish fluency. Utilized EMR/practice management systems.
Role:
Check-in Greet and arrive all patients in a courteous manner. Ensure patients complete the required documentation and their information (insurance, demographic, etc) is current. Enter appropriate data into EMR. Collect any patient copayments and balances. Some practices may include rooming the patient in the clinic area. Check-out Inquire if patient has any more questions from their visit. Alert supervisor if service recovery needed. Collect any co-insurance or balances not collected during check-in. Schedule follow-up appointments. Scheduling Schedule office appointments and if applicable surgery facility procedures. Request PCP or referring doctor, authorization, office notes, and diagnosis codes related to the procedure(s). Respond to requests for medical records or other forms to be completed by providers. Recommend actions and strategies to improve patient access. Additional Billing/Telephone Patient registration if scheduling new patient. Charge capture of physician services as necessary. Participate in patient financial assistance. Maintain current with HIPAA and other compliance training. Reconcile daily charges and payments received; and prepare daily bank deposit. Assist in collection efforts via phone. Triage incoming phone calls in an effective manner. Other Duties as Assigned (~5%) Apply for this great position today! The corporate headquarters (CBO) is located in beautiful Feather Sound (Clearwater).