CARE ASSOCIATE - WOMEN'S HEALTH (32 HRS/WK DAYS)

About the Role

Riverside Healthcare is seeking an organized and personable Front Desk Registration Staff member to join our team. The individual in this role will be the first point of contact for patients and visitors, responsible for ensuring a smooth and welcoming registration process. This position is critical in managing patient flow and providing excellent customer service, demonstrating flexibility with assignments within professional scope, duties, and licensure.

Responsibilities

Administrative Tasks

• Greet patients timely and courteously, escorting them to exam rooms and ensuring a positive experience.
• Answer telephone calls with a positive attitude, take accurate messages, and address customer questions and concerns efficiently.
• Assist patients with electronic registration within the clinic setting, ensuring all required information is accurately entered into the system.
• Perform accurate computer data entry of patient demographics and other essential information in the EMR.
• Register patients according to clinic protocols, including verifying insurance, running estimates, collecting payments, and scheduling clinical and diagnostic appointments.
• Scan and file patient test results, records, and other paperwork in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring proper documentation in the EMR.
• Document missed appointments in patient records and follow up on patient work queues in a timely manner.
• Assist with confirming patient appointments and maintaining the front desk and reception areas, ensuring they are ready for each working day and fully operational at the start of business hours.

Customer Interaction

• Adhere to AIDET format and standards. Acknowledge and greet all customers timely with a professional and friendly demeanor.
• Identify patients' needs for additional information and refer them to appropriate healthcare resources as needed.
• Maintain current knowledge of insurance coverages to assist patients with insurance verification and authorization processes.

Office Maintenance

• Clean exam rooms using proper wipes and following appropriate wet time guidelines to ensure a safe and sanitary environment.
• Assist with maintaining office supplies and ensuring the clinic is fully stocked and organized.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure/Sensory Requirements

• Exposure To Chemicals: Copy machine toner, fax machine toner, household cleaners.
• Video Display Terminals: Frequent use.
• Extreme Blood and Body Fluids: Some potential due to vomit, coughing, but the use of Universal Precautions and protection reduces risk.
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: Exposure to patients.
• Sensory Requirements:
  • Speech: Needed for presentations/training, telephone communication, facilitate meetings.
  • Vision: Needed to read memos and literature.
  • Smell: Electrical/fire safety.
  • Hearing: Needed for telephone communications, meetings, and listening to employee concerns.
  • Touch: Need to write, do computer entry, filing.

Activity/Lifting Requirements

• Percentage of time during the normal workday:
  • Sit: 80%
  • Twist: 0%
  • Stand: 10%
  • Crawl: 0%
  • Walk: 5%
  • Kneel: 0%
  • Lift: 2%
  • Drive: 0%
  • Squat: 1%
  • Climb: 0%
  • Bend: 2%
  • Reach above shoulders: 1%
• Weight required to be lifted each normal workday:
  • Up to 10 lbs: Occasionally
  • Up to 20 lbs: Occasionally
  • Up to 35 lbs: Occasionally
  • Up to 50 lbs: Occasionally
  • Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
  • Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
  • Over 100 lbs: Not Required
• Lifting and carrying requirements: Carry charts from file cabinets to exam room or desk; stock rooms with supplies, carry supplies from med room to patient room. Place supplies in cabinets, move chairs and boxes.
• Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
  • Sit: 10
  • Twist: 1
  • Stand: 10
  • Crawl: 0
  • Walk: 3
  • Kneel: 0
  • Lift: 1
  • Drive: 0
  • Squat: 1
  • Climb: 0
  • Bend: 1
  • Reach above shoulders: 2
• Repetitive Use Of Hands (Frequency Indicated):
  • Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. Normal weight: 70%
  • Pushing & pulling Normal weight: 50-200#
  • Fine Manipulation: Writing, calculator, and computer keyboard.
  • Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: Not Required

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards

• Environmental Factors (Time Spent):
  • Inside hours: 8
  • Outside hours: 0
  • Temperature: Normal Range
  • Lighting: Average
  • Noise levels: Average
  • Humidity: Normal Range
  • Atmosphere: Odors
• Special Hazards: Protective Clothing Required: None

Benefits

Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards, including:

• Compensation:
  • Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training.
  • Premium pay such as shift differential, on-call.
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
• Benefits (0.5 to 1.0 FTE):
  • Paid Time Off programs.
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability.
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
  • Educational Assistance Program.
• Benefits (0.001 to 0.49 FTE):
  • Paid Leave Hours accrued as you work.

Pay

Pay Range: USD $17.84 - USD $21.52 /Hr