Patient Svcs Representative II-Pulmonary Position Available In Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Patient Svcs Representative II-Pulmonary Job ID:

6962797122

Status:

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary:

Regular

Shift:

Day Job

Facility:

Pinnacle Health Hospitalists Services

Department:

Pulmonary Medicine UPMC

Location:

Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, PA

Union Position:

No

Salary Range:

$ 18.89-28.39 USD Join our team of Life Changers! UPMC is hiring a Full-Time, Patient Service Representative II to support the office in Mechanicsburg. Candidate must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in an ambulatory care office or outpatient care facility to qualify for this position. Hours are Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm No holidays or weekends! Travel is required 25% of the time to Carlisle and Harrsiburg offices. We are seeking to recruit an individual with exceptional customer service abilities and a dedication to patient care for our team. Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!

Responsibilities:

Coordination of Personnel and Functions:

Coordinates front office staff in performance of daily functions.
Provides training to new staff, and acts as a lead resource.
Conducts periodic update meetings with front office staff.
Monitors and corrects or delegates correction of error reports, open encounter reports and any other reports assigned by manager.
Attends customer relations training, when appropriate.

Registration:

Obtains and verifies demographic, financial and guarantor information.
Enters or updates information in scheduling/financial system accurately, verifies and revises existing information on patients that have not been interviewed within the past 30 days.
Verifies patient insurance coverage with proper identification.
Obtains and validates patient guardianship and ensures appropriate documentation. Provides for patient confidentiality and privacy at all times.

Telephone Responsibilities:

Answers the telephone promptly, with a clear focus on customer service.
Returns phone calls to patients as directed by providers-documents in patient record.
Takes message from the patient for the providers.
Transfers calls regarding medical concerns to appropriate clinical personnel. Accurately schedules / cancels / adjusts / reschedules appointments, with attention to all scheduling criteria and physician availability.

Administrative/Office Support:

Process co-payments and payment of services, according to office procedure and reconciles account balances. Review and correct financial system error reports on a daily basis and as needed. Generates & send letters to patients as directed by the providers.
Faxes documentation to requested parties. Completes patient checkout and schedules follow-up appointment.

Customer Service:

Works with patient to resolve problems.
If unable to resolve the problem, directs the patient to the Manager. Observes and facilitates patient throughput and notifies appropriate chain of command.

Secondary Duties:

Reports acutely ill patients to the nursing staff/provider.
Coordinates the ordering of supplies with the Office Manager.
Completes referrals as assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Charge Entry as needed

Qualifications:

High School graduate or equivalent.
Medical Secretary, Customer Service Representative, Scheduler, or Medical Assistant with a minimum of two years experience in an ambulatory care office or outpatient care facility.
Proficiency in use of computer, keyboarding, etc. with medical terminology knowledge required.
Accuracy and attention to detail are extremely important. Must possess strong organizational and communication skills and be able to work independently in a fast paced environment.

Preferred:

Experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR), and registration/scheduling process and systems.
Knowledge of Medicaid, Medicare and private insurances plans.
Knowledge of insurance verification systems. Previous team leader or supervisory experience

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Act 34 UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran