MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST
Skills Certificate: 17 units

The skills certificate prepares students for employment in positions in healthcare and industry that involve performing as a medical receptionist. Medical Receptionists are often the first contact the public has with the medical facility. Medical Receptionists may work for a private practice physician, psychiatrist, osteopath, chiropractor, acupuncturist, physical therapist, or in hospitals, clinics or assisted living environment.

TYPICAL DUTIES
Greets patients
Answers phones
Schedules/confirms appointments
Pulls/files charts
Accesses electronic health records
Record management
Completes insurance forms
Data entry
May enter insurance codes
May receive patient payments
Inventories/orders office supplies

SKILLS and TALENTS
Energetic and active
Likes people and wants to help them
Likes to work independently while part of a team effort
Multi-tasker

ENTRY LEVEL SALARY RANGE:
$12 -$15 per hour depending on geographical location.