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Community Health Connections

Front Desk Receptionist - Medical

Community Health Connections, Gardner, Massachusetts, us, 01440

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Benefits

We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits including bonuses, paid time off (vacation, sick, personal and 10 holidays), health, dental, life, vision, 401K, and more.

Front Desk Receptionist - Behavioral Health Location: Fitchburg, MA

Under the general supervision of the Medical Office Supervisor, the Front Desk Receptionist manages the arrival and departure of patients seeking services at the CHC Fitchburg Medical department. The responsibilities of the Front Desk Receptionist include receiving patients, updating patient information, printing an encounter form, booking appointments, cash reconciliation, and cross covering other medical departments as needed as well as working one assigned evening.

Responsibilities

Receives and directs incoming patients

Reviews and updates patient information related to demographics and insurance

Follows established health center protocol for check‑in, encounter form production, and check‑out

Assists walk‑in patients with obtaining appointments and/or picking up prescriptions or completed forms

Places reminder calls to patients with upcoming appointments

Follows established health center protocol for daily cash reconciliation

Schedules walk‑in appointments, in collaboration with the Nurse of the Day

Schedules patient appointments according to established protocol

Provides coverage to Medical Records as needed

Managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non‑clinical staff interacting with patients

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED required; Associate Degree in secretarial science or equivalent preferred

Bilingual in Spanish is a plus

1-year similar work experience or in a medical office environment preferred

Computer skills for accurate data entry

Knowledge of basic medical terminology preferred

Demonstrated interpersonal relationship skills

Demonstrated proficiency in reading, writing and speaking in English

Demonstrated ability to work in a fast‑paced, high‑telephone‑call‑volume office environment

Employment Type Full‑time

Seniority Level Entry level

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