Receptionist

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana's leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.

Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.

Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.

Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

Job Description:

Scope of Position: Responsible for the front desk reception area, communications coordination, and patient registration. Responsible for supporting all functions such as collecting copays, queuing patients, physician schedule, making appointments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Management of incoming phone calls to the center
• Greets, queues, check -in and assures necessary consents and paperwork is signed/completed by patients
• Collecting/Scanning insurance cards, driver's license and obtaining photos of patients, Scans/sends all non-urgent medical records to HIM for uploading into chart, Scans all URGENT medical records directly into patient chart
• Patient registration, communication, and copays
• Management of the physician's schedules
• Follow-up/return visit appointments
• End-of day close out; collection report, credit card batch, scanned check batch
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma required
• Strong analytical and organizational skills; experience working with diverse constituents, teams, and colleagues
• A minimum of five years of office coordinator/receptionist experience