Urgent Care Receptionist (Plymouth)
The receptionist will manage front-desk operations, including patient registration, insurance verification, and payment collection. They are also responsible for maintaining patient records, handling telephone inquiries, and assisting medical staff with administrative tasks.
- On-site
- Parksville, BC
- Posted Aug 27, 2026
- 1 position
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Job summary
1. Provide secretarial/clerical coverage in an efficient, timely and professional manner. 2. Review payment policies and collect copay at time of service. 3. Greet patients and obtain demographic and insurance information and register patient into system. Answer telephone in less than four rings, direct calls to appropriate persons and take accurate messages. Obtain legally acceptable general consents to bill third parties. Secure copies of valid insurance cards and photo identification cards. Open and distribute mail . Fax prescriptions to pharmacy for patients as needed. 4. Refer to Medical Records any patients, outside agencies and physicians looking to obtain copies of medical records. 5. Assist physician in contacting CCHC on call providers or a patient’s primary care physician. 6. Maintain patient records including the retrieval of patient charts to file correspondence, reports, test results, etc. Pull charts for telephone messages as needed. Scan documents into patients’ charts as needed. Refer to billing those patients unable to pay and/or have questions regarding billing. 7. Distribute charts to secretary, nurse or physician as needed. 8. Performs all responsibilities/duties required by the position as defined in the scope of service, to assure that the needs of the patient are well served. 9. Ensure accurate maintenance of administrative records and work/communicate cooperatively with co-workers, patients, visitors and other personnel within and outside the practice. 10. Demonstrate the ability to adjust to unexpected changes to assure that all responsibilities/duties are met during absences or increased patient volumes. 11. Perform other essential work related duties as requested/directed. Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects MACC’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service. · Experience in an office setting with at least 1 year experience preferred. · Medical Terminology knowledge preferred. · Strong communication and interpersonal skills required. · Experience of current office technology, proficient in computer office application.
What you’ll do
The receptionist will manage front-desk operations, including patient registration, insurance verification, and payment collection. They are also responsible for maintaining patient records, handling telephone inquiries, and assisting medical staff with administrative tasks.
Requirements
Candidates should have at least one year of experience in an office setting and possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. Proficiency in computer office applications and knowledge of medical terminology are preferred.
Listed skills
- Customer servicePreferred
- interpersonal skillsPreferred
- Office AdministrationPreferred
- Data entryPreferred
- Communication SkillsPreferred
- schedulingPreferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Medical terminology
- Clerical support
- Patient registration
- Insurance verification
- Telephone etiquette
- Data entry
- Record management
- Customer service
- Computer proficiency
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Scheduling
- HIPAA compliance
- Office administration
- Copayment Collection And Processing
- Professionalism
- Accountability
- Compassion
- Billing
- Medical Records
- Clerical Works
- Communication
- Interpersonal Communications
- Medical Prescription
- Medical Terminology
- Primary Care
Job areas
- Healthcare
- Administrative
- Customer Service & Support
- Receptionist
- Receptionists (general)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks
Additional details
- Minimum experience
- 1+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
