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American Vision Group Your Eye Specialists
Patient Service Representative
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What they do
A Registrar or Patient Service Representative provides direct assistance to patients at a health care or long term care facility. Answers questions and helps resolve complaints; provides liaison with health care providers; may assist with coordinating appointments or addressing billing or insurance issues.
$42,237 / year median in Florida
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Job Overview:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused individual to join our team as a Patient Services Representative. In this role, you will be responsible for providing exceptional patient service and administrative support in a medical setting.Duties:
- Welcome and direct patients.
- Assist patients with paperwork.
- Manage patient complaints and feedback.
- Collect and verify patient information and insurance coverage.
- Manage written, verbal and electronic communications.
- Screening incoming calls to provide the proper routing to other departments when necessary.
- Entering data for patients into an electronic medical record (EMR)
- Answering patient questions about billing and payments.
- Registering, scheduling and re-scheduling patients for initial appointments and follow-ups.
- Receiving and processing cash and credit card payments for medical services rendered.
- Reviewing patient accounts, identifying delinquent accounts, and collecting overdue payments.
- Informing patients about delays and waiting times.
- Obtaining patients' addresses, contact details, insurance information, and medical histories.
- Updating and verifying patient information at every visit.
- Assisting patients in filling out patient history forms, consent forms, and payment contract forms, when necessary.
- Check voicemails.
- Reports such as recall/cancellation distributed by Front Desk Manager and Practice Administrator.
- Traveling to other offices to assist with coverage.
- Must comply with HIPPA requirements.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Benefits:
- Excellent active listening skills and a strong service orientation.
- Computer skills.
- EMR systems.
- Experience working as a Patient Representative, Front Desk and/or Clerical.
- Professional manner and appearance.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Familiarity with medical terminology.
- Strong communication skills.
- Data entry skills.
- Customer service experience.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.