Experience Specialist/Receptionist: West Des Moines Internal Medicine

Responsibilities

• Extends a professional welcome to all patients and visitors, providing information on services and procedures.
• Serves as the first point of contact for patients and visitors, caters to general patient interactions, assists with check-in and check-out, ensuring a smooth and efficient registration process.
• Guides patients to appropriate departments, clinics, or service areas.
• Keeps patients and families updated about wait times, physician availability, and procedural delays.
• Affords assistance in completing paperwork, including consent forms, intake forms, and insurance documentation.
• Addresses general patient inquiries, concerns, and complaints with empathy and escalates complex or urgent matters to experience specialist II.
• Offers guidance on charges, payment processes, insurance procedures, and provides non-medical information to patients if needed.
• Supports in maintaining latest patient records in the EMR system, ensuring data accuracy.
• Answers incoming calls, providing basic information and forwarding calls to the concerned department.
• Ensures all patient interactions and data handling comply with confidentiality regulations and UPH standards.
• Participates in training programs to stay updated on best practices in patient care and healthcare regulations.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.