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    Position

    Virtual Medical Receptionist

    Always-on phones and scheduling, without the in-house overhead.

    A virtual medical receptionist answers your inbound phone lines, returns voicemails, books and reschedules appointments, manages the cancellation waitlist, and greets new patients with the same warmth a great in-office front desk delivers. Staffing For Doctors receptionists cut hold times to under 60 seconds and recover same-day cancellations.

    What is a virtual medical receptionist?

    A virtual medical receptionist answers your inbound phone lines, returns voicemails, books and reschedules appointments, manages the cancellation waitlist, and greets new patients with the same warmth a great in-office front desk delivers. Staffing For Doctors receptionists cut hold times to under 60 seconds and recover same-day cancellations.

    What a medical receptionist does day-to-day

    A virtual front desk monitors the patient portal, routes clinical messages to the right team member, and keeps the schedule tight so no provider sits idle. They run new patient intake, collect demographic and insurance data, send portal invitations, and handle the pre-visit paperwork. For practices that see 25 to 40 patients per provider per day, this role measurably improves patient experience and Google reviews.

    Daily responsibilities of a medical receptionist

    • Inbound phone coverage and voicemail return
    • Appointment scheduling, rescheduling, and cancellations
    • Cancellation waitlist management and same-day fills
    • Patient portal monitoring and message routing
    • New patient intake and demographic collection

    Tools & EHRs supported

    AthenaeClinicalWorksEpicNextGenDentrixOpenDentalRingCentralSprucePhreesia

    Outcomes

    <60s
    Average phone hold time
    30%
    Reduction in same-day cancellation losses
    70%
    Lower staffing cost vs in-house

    Practices that hire virtual medical receptionists through Staffing For Doctors

    Each practice gets a virtual medical receptionist trained on the EHR, payers, and workflows specific to that specialty.

    Family Medicine

    Medical Receptionist / Front Desk

    View specialty role

    Internal Medicine

    Medical Receptionist / Front Desk

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    Pediatrics

    Medical Receptionist / Front Desk

    View specialty role

    Cardiology

    Medical Receptionist / Front Desk

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    Orthopedics

    Medical Receptionist / Front Desk

    View specialty role

    Dermatology

    Medical Receptionist / Front Desk

    View specialty role

    OB/GYN

    Medical Receptionist / Front Desk

    View specialty role

    Dental

    Front Desk / Medical Receptionist

    View specialty role

    Mental Health

    Intake Coordinator

    View specialty role

    Urgent Care

    Front Desk / Medical Receptionist

    View specialty role

    Physical Therapy

    Front Desk / Medical Receptionist

    View specialty role

    Chiropractic

    Front Desk / Medical Receptionist

    View specialty role

    Optometry

    Front Desk / Medical Receptionist

    View specialty role

    Veterinary

    Client Service Representative

    View specialty role
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