Front Desk Receptionist

As a Front Desk Receptionist at America's Best, you will be the welcoming face of the store, responsible for greeting customers, managing patient records, and ensuring smooth patient flow. Key duties include answering phones, processing managed care plans, scheduling appointments, and maintaining the reception area. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and benefits, with Sundays off, and is part of National Vision's mission to provide affordable eye care.

Must Have

• Ensure high quality customer service and safety protocols
• Ensure smooth flow of customers
• Answer, screen, and forward incoming phone calls
• Process managed care plans and obtain insurance information
• Schedule and confirm appointments, follow-up visits, and classes
• File patient records daily and pull files for next day's appointments
• Check order status and notify customers
• Keep reception area tidy and presentable
• Receive, sort, distribute daily mail/deliveries and maintain office supplies inventory
• Participate in mandatory communication meetings
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong organizational skills
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Good to Have

• Experience as a Receptionist, Front Office Representative or similar role
• 0-2 years related experience or training
• Experience handling multiple phone lines

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Bonus potential for every position
• Health and dental insurance
• 401k retirement savings with company match
• Flex spending account
• Paid personal time off
• Paid company holidays
• Parental leave
• Employee eyewear discount
• Overtime pay when applicable
• Training programs
• Access to educational courses
• Opportunities for professional growth and long-term career fulfillment
• Sundays off

Company Description

America's Best is part of National Vision, one of the largest optical retailers in the United States. The America’s Best brand continues to grow, with 1000 stores and counting. Each location combines both parts of the optical equation – eyewear and eye care – into one excellent experience at a single low price.

For more details about America's Best, visit AmericasBest.com.

At National Vision, we believe everyone deserves to see their best to live their best. We help people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible.

As the face of our stores, Receptionists are responsible for greeting and welcoming customers in a friendly manner as soon as they arrive at the store. They keep organized patient records and help patient schedules flow smoothly. They’re the glue to our operations, helping everyone to stay on track. The role provides prompt, courteous service to customers either on the phone or in person.

How would you like Sundays off? Yes, every Sunday we’re closed!

Job Description

What would you do? – The Specifics

• Ensures high quality customer service while following all safety protocols.
• Ensures a smooth flow of customers through the store.
• Answers, screens, and forwards incoming phone calls in accordance with National Vision protocol.
• Processes and understands managed care plans while obtaining document information from the insurance company as needed.
• Provides customers basic and accurate information.
• Schedules and confirms appointments, follow-up visits and classes.
• Files all patient records daily and pulls patient files for the next day's appointments.
• Checks order status and notifies customers when orders are in or of any delays.
• Keeps reception area tidy and presentable with all necessary materials.
• Receives, sorts, distributes daily mail/deliveries and maintains inventory of office supplies.
• Participates in regularly scheduled mandatory communication meetings.

Qualifications

Are you the right fit? – The Suitable Talent

• Experience as a Receptionist, Front Office Representative or similar role preferred but not required.
• 0-2 years related experience or training preferred.
• Experience handling multiple phone lines preferred.
• Strong customer service skills required
• Strong organizational skills required

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Additional Information

Taking care of our people

We understand the importance of financial health and security, and because of that, we provide competitive compensation to all Associates – including bonus potential for every position in the store! We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401k retirement savings with company match, flex spending account, paid personal time off, paid company holidays, parental leave, employee eyewear discount, overtime pay when applicable and much, much more. At National Vision, we strive to deliver opportunities for professional growth and long-term career fulfillment. We provide training programs, access to educational courses and pride ourselves on the ever-increasing amount of promotions from within.

Please see our website www.nationalvision.com to learn more.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.