VOA Hiring for Receptionist- Outpatient MentalHealth Clinic Job at Quincy, MA Full Time

Description:

The Opportunity: Outpatient Medical Receptionist, Behavioral Health Services

Who We Are || VOAMASS gives members of the community who need help the most the services, support, and self-esteem they need to create a fresh start. At VOAMASS, our dedicated teams are committed to serving the whole person.

What We Do || Through our powerful integrated behavioral health care model, we bring together vast resources from a diverse team of caring staff to help each client meet their personal goals. The care we provide paves the way for greater opportunity and second chances by focusing on the critical pillars towards a healthy life: behavioral health, financial stability, and safe housing.

As a Outpatient Medical Receptionist, you’ll have a dynamic and critical role being responsible for the overall frontend client experience for our behavioral health clinics. The Outpatient Medical Receptionist greets everyone coming into clinic, manages the telephone and schedules appointments. The role participates in administrative functions as assigned, and assists in general office structure. The role reports to and assists the Eligibility Specialist in the administration and processing of client information, conducting prequalification of client eligibility,and monitoring communications systems and clinical reports.

This role is about making a difference in the lives of the people we serve. You’ll bring the following qualifications:

• Experience in an outpatient medical environment, preferably as a first line contact with the consumer.
• Excellent verbal, written and organizational skills
• An understanding of MassHealth insurance in an outpatient mental health clinic preferred.
• Excellent PC skills including data entry, Windows, Office.
• Must be self-initiating, able to multi-task as an integral member of a dynamic team in a high stress, fast-paced, behavioral health environment
• Have a strong ability to directly interact with, understand, and service dual-diagnosed clients in a behavioral health setting.
• Ability to understand the needs of clinical staff and communicate as a team; follow direction as an autonomous member of the team
• Proactive; able to work independently and responsibly with ability to make decisions autonomously

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct administrative check-ins at frontend to ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff. Ensures patient eligibility, processes client into EHR (electronic health record system), validates patient insurance, address, requests co-payments from eligible clients.
• Collect referral information via fax, telephone, or email.
• Assist in the scheduling of appointments including diagnostic, clinical, medication management and urgent care. Assist in the collection of intake paperwork on or before first session including working with clients and prospective clients on the completion of intake forms.
• Explain policies, procedures, or services to patients using medical or administrative knowledge.
• Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff. Schedule and confirm clients’ appointments, client encounters, and answer client questions.
• Transmit correspondence or medical records by mail, e-mail, or fax.
• Maintain medical records, document library, or correspondence files.
• Receive and route faxes, emails, messages or documents, such as laboratory results, to appropriate staff.
• Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, or medical records
• Perform various clerical or administrative functions, such as ordering and maintaining an inventory of supplies.
• Schedule follow-up sessions for clients to ensure engagement and retention.

Since 1934, VOAMASS has provided critical services to the residents of the Commonwealth. From pioneering early residential treatment programs in the 1960’s to leading today in the field of integrated services, VOAMASS can be counted on to tackle our greatest challenges.

VOAMASS is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

For full-time employees, our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:

• Competitive Health, Vision and Dental insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Reimbursement Account
• Employer paid Life and Long-Term Disability
• 403(b) matching retirement plans
• Tuition Remission Programs
• Loan Forgiveness (PSLF Program)
• Fitness/Wellness reimbursement
• Employee Discount Program
• Pet Insurance
• Blue Care Line (24/7 Nurse hotline)
• Generous Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time Benefits
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap

Transparency in Coverage Information is available from BCBCMA via https://Transparency-in-coverage.bluecrossma.com to get accurate, real-time estimates of cost-sharing liability for health care and services from different providers

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Vaccination Policy:

In accordance with VOAMASS’ duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace, we have adopted a mandatory vaccination policy to safeguard the health of our employees and their families, our clients, partners, visitors, and the community at large from COVID-19. This policy complies with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

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