Medical Receptionist/Call Center

SUMMARY:

A Call Center Representative takes calls from patients in a professional and polite manner. Their duties include
handling many inbound and outbound calls to and from patients, scheduling appointments and answering or
forwarding inquiries to the proper departments

POSITION

Call Center Representative

EMPLOYMENT

Full-Time

DEPARTMENT

Front Desk

COMPENSATION

TBD

REPORTS TO

Donna Coelho Front Desk Manager

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Greeting patients professionally on the phone
  • Take patient calls and provide accurate, satisfactory responses to patients needs
  • Schedule patient appointments efficiently according to Doctor & Provider availability.
  • Explain new patient requirements including where to access forms
  • De-escalate situations involving dissatisfied patients, offering patient assistance and support
  • Call back patients that select a call back instead of waiting in the cue.
  • Monitor calls coming in to ensure calls are being handled quickly
  • Work hours scheduled which can include evenings and weekends.
  • All medical questions and triage calls are transferred to the triage nurse (And or generating a message via our EMR system).
  • Note in OP miscellaneous notes any instructions or requests on behalf of the patient
  • Process credit card payments made over the phone through Phreesia

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATONS:

  • Strong communication, both written and verbal
  • Great active listening
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Comfortable working in a fast paced environment
  • Computer literacy
  • EMR experience. Specifically Office Practicum
  • Phone skills, including familiarity with complex or multi-line phone systems
  • Expertise in customer service within the healthcare industry
  • Ability to speak multiple languages, especially Spanish and Portuguese

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Cross Trained in all aspects of Front desk including check in and check out
  • See Medical Receptionist Job Description for details

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • High school diploma
  • 1-2 Years experience working in a busy medical practice

WORK SCHEDULE

  • Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
  • Select weekend assistance on a needed basis

Apply Here

Interested candidates may apply through our CPM Career portal. Please submit a current resume and cover letter.

Center for Pediatric Medicines team will evaluate all resumes. If you have any questions or concerns please contact our business office at 203-798-7661.

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    After Hours

    Center for Pediatric Medicine is here for your pediatric needs 24.7, 365 days a year! We understand that your child may get sick outside of CPM’s normal office hours.

    How does after-hours work:

    • Monday – Thursday: our offices will close at 9:00 pm. We then re-open at 8:30 am Friday.
    • Friday- our offices will close at 6:00 pm. We then re-open at 8:30 am Saturday.
    • Saturday- our office will close at 2:00 pm. We then re-open at 8:30 am Sunday.
    • Sunday- our office will close at 1:00 pm. We then re-open at 8:30 am Monday.

    During the hours we are closed we are readily available to assist you with any urgent clinical concerns you may have.

    You can call any of our office locations or 203-790-0822. You will be promoted with an after-hours message. If you select option 1 you will be connected with CPM’S after-hours answering service team. The after-hours team will gather all of your child’s information (Patient's first and last name, best contact number, and health care concern). This message will be sent to “Rainbow Babies” an experienced triage service that CPM uses to assist us with clinical after-hours calls. A trained triage nurse will call the patient back and provide the recommended clinical advice. If the triage nurse needs more assistance they will reach out to one of CPM’s on-call providers for the night. CPM’s on-call provider will call the patient directly and continue to evaluate your child over the phone. All phone call encounters are followed up with a call the next day from CPM’s triage department.

    If it is a life-threatening emergency please call 911.

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