Patient Service Representative

Description

The Patient Service Representative provides customer service at the reception area for all arriving and departing patients. This position is responsible for scheduling future appointments both in person and via the telephone, registering new patients in the EHR, checks registration forms for completeness and accuracy, and scans registration into patient EHR.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Accurately register new patients in the OOH electronic medical record (EMR) system, eClinicalWorks, checking to see if the patient was previously registered and verify demographic and insurance information for accuracy.
• Promptly and courteously, greet arriving patients and guests. 
• Promptly check patient in, including, but not limited to accurately updating insurance, yearly demographic information (registration form) and collecting any payments required from the patient. Promptly check patient out. 
• Process payments received via mail, phone, or in-person.
• Schedules future appointments as needed, at both checkout window and telephone. 
• Refer patients to Patient Accounts Office if financial plans are necessary. 
• Scans all completed patient paperwork into patient EMR in a timely manner. 
• Maintain phone etiquette; answer phones, transfer calls, take accurate messages and assign appropriately, document prescription refills and assign to correct provider. 
• The ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff from all departments. 
• Attend regular staff meetings, trainings, and other meetings as requested. 
• Maintain a safe, clean and orderly work area at the front desk and waiting room. 
• Schedule interpreters (internal or external) for patient appointments. 
• Reschedule patient appointments when providers call in sick or schedule time off. 
• Direct patients that need assistance with their health insurance to the embedded Facilitated Insurance Enroller. 
• Call appointment reminders for physicals and all new patient appointments and change appointment status to “confirm” when done. Call failed appointment reminder calls to attempt to confirm appointment. 
• Balance cash receipts at the end of shift and prepare appropriate reports. 
• Make sure the building is unlocked in the morning, and locked at night with the alarm set by the last employee to leave the building. 
• Adheres to all organizational policies and procedures. 
• Any other reasonable requests from management. 

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications:

• Communicates effectively with patients, and co-workers in other departments
• Participate in organizational efforts to provide the highest quality patient care
• Ability to work a flexible schedule. Some evenings and weekends are required.
• Ability to work alternate OOH locations as needed including Lyndonville and Albion sites.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent. 
• 1-2 years of medical office experience preferred
• 1-2 years of prior administrative or customer service experience