Description
Job Title: Front Desk / Administrative Assistant
Reports To: Facility Director / Lead Administrative Staff
Job Summary
The Front Desk Lead / Administrative Assistant is responsible for overseeing front desk operations while ensuring efficient patient registration, administrative workflow, and superior customer service. This role combines leadership responsibilities with hands-on administrative duties to support daily operations, maintain compliance, and enhance patient experience.
Key Responsibilities/ Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Front Desk & Patient Registration
- Greet patients in a professional and courteous manner upon arrivalÂ
- Accurately enter patient demographic, insurance, and financial informationÂ
- Collect co-pays, deductibles, and co-insurance paymentsÂ
- Maintain patient logs, charts, and documentationÂ
- Perform patient check-in and check-out processes, including exit interviewsÂ
Administrative & Clerical Duties
- Answer, screen, and direct incoming callsÂ
- Manage emails, documentation, scanning, faxing, and filingÂ
- Maintain daily financial logs and perform cash reconciliationÂ
- Prepare reports, patient records, and informational packetsÂ
- Ensure proper documentation for billing and compliance
Leadership & Coordination
- Support and guide front desk staff to ensure smooth workflowÂ
- Monitor daily operations and address inefficienciesÂ
- Assist in training new staff membersÂ
- Coordinate with clinical and administrative teams
Customer Service
- Maintain a high level of professionalism and patient satisfactionÂ
- Address patient concerns and escalate issues when necessaryÂ
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, and staffÂ
Compliance & Quality
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, and facility policiesÂ
- Participate in quality improvement and safety programsÂ
- Audit charts and maintain accurate records
Inventory & Resource Management
- Maintain adequate supplies and inventory at the front deskÂ
- Assist in ordering and stocking necessary materialsÂ
Safety & Operations
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environmentÂ
- Report any safety concerns or equipment issues promptly
Core Competencies
- Professional Maturity: The ability to separate emotional feelings from the real issues at hand.
- Responsibility: The ability to accept choices you have made and the results they have led to.
- Communication: The ability to write and speak effectively; actively listens to others, and give feedback.
- Flexibility: Demonstrate responsiveness and adaptability following change initiatives.
- Intelligence: Understand information and apply new knowledge.
- Energetic: Exhibits high levels of energy and enthusiasm.
- Organized: Efficient in structuring tasks to be accomplished.
- Computer Savvy: The ability to use technology efficiently and effectively.
- Â Customer Service: The ability to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Â Job Knowledge/Technical Knowledge: Knowledgeable of current role and technical systems, and the impact it has on the organization.
- Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates upmost level of integrity.
- Â Â Interpersonal Communication: Writes and speaks effectively based on the psychological, relational, situation, environmental and cultural dynamics within the situation.
- Collaboration and Partnership: Encourages participation from team members.
- Â Manages Change: Demonstrates flexibility with changing environments.
- Â Problem Solving: Resolve issues in a timely manner
- Attention to Detail: Follows procedures to ensure entry of data.
- Organization: Uses time efficiently by prioritizing and planning work activities.
- Â Judgment: Ability to make independent decisions.
- Â Teamwork: Works with others to accomplish objectives and shows support for decisions.
- Â Quality: Sets high standards to ensure quality in work performed.
- Accountability: Takes responsibility for adhering to all company policies, procures, and performance expectations.
KPIs
- Patient Registration Accuracy: Maintain = 98% accuracy in patient demographic, insurance, and financial data entryÂ
- Patient Check-In Time: Complete patient registration within 5-10 minutes on averageÂ
- Call Handling: Answer = 90% of incoming calls within 3 rings and route appropriately
- Payment Collection: Ensure 100% collection of applicable co-pays, deductibles, and balances.
- Document Processing: Complete scanning, filing, and documentation updates within the same business day (= 95%).
- Daily Reconciliation: Maintain 100% accuracy in cash logs and financial records with no discrepancies.
- Patient Satisfaction: Achieve = 90% positive patient feedback related to front desk experience.
- HIPAA & Compliance: Maintain 100% compliance with HIPAA and regulatory requirements.
- Task Completion: Complete = 95% of assigned tasks within established timelines.
- Attendance & Punctuality: Maintain = 98% adherence to scheduled shifts and attendance policies.
Marginal Duties
- Assisting clinical staff with basic non-clinical tasks when neededÂ
- Supporting other departments during high patient volumeÂ
- Helping with onboarding paperwork for new hiresÂ
- Covering front desk duties for other shifts or locationsÂ
- Assisting with inventory checks or supply restockingÂ
- Participating in meetings, trainings, or special projectsÂ
- Performing additional administrative tasks as assigned by managementÂ
Requirements
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.Â
Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 1-3 years office experience in a health care setting preferred.
- Â Previous customer service experience preferred.
- Â Must be able to effectively communicate with customers both in person, and over the telephone.
- Must have understanding of basic medical terminologyÂ
Skills: