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Receptionist - Optometrist assistant
- Sydney, NS, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
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Receptionist / Optometrist Assistant
Join Our Team!
We are currently seeking a friendly, detail-oriented, and customer-focused Receptionist / Optometrist Assistant to join our team to fill in for 18 Month maternity leave
If you enjoy working with people, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and have excellent organizational skills, we would love to hear from you!
Qualifications
- Excellent phone etiquette and customer service skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and work efficiently in a busy environment
- Professional, friendly, and positive attitude
- Previous optical or healthcare experience is considered an asset, but is not required
Responsibilities
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Greeting patients in a professional and friendly manner
- Entering and maintaining patient information accurately
- Pre-testing patients prior to appointments (training provided)
- Scheduling and confirming appointments
- Billing and processing insurance claims
- General front desk and clerical duties, including filing, scanning, and faxing
- Contacting patients to book eye examinations and recalls
- Balancing payments and completing end-of-day procedures
Position Details
- Days only
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Responsibilities
The role involves greeting patients, managing front desk clerical duties, and performing patient pre-testing. Additionally, the assistant will handle appointment scheduling, insurance billing, and maintaining accurate patient records.
Requirements
Candidates should possess excellent phone etiquette, strong organizational skills, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. While previous optical or healthcare experience is considered an asset, it is not strictly required.
Skills
- Customer service
- Phone etiquette
- Multitasking
- Attention to detail
- Patient scheduling
- Billing
- Insurance claims processing
- Clerical duties
- Filing
- Scanning
- Faxing
- Data entry
- Pre-testing patients
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Customer Service & Support
- Administrative
Keywords
- Receptionist
- Optometrist Assistant
- Customer Service
- Healthcare
- Optical
- Patient Care
- Scheduling
- Billing
- Insurance Claims
- Clerical
- Data Entry
- Front Desk
- Maternity Leave