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.
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Patient Service Specialist North Dartmouth, MA Apply SUMMARY:
This position is to function as a member of both the clinical and administrative team and complete all assigned daily tasks to ensure smooth day to day operations in the SMG physician practice. The Medical Assistant I /Patient Service Specialist (PSS) I must maintain a professional, positive manner when talking with patients (and all customers) in-person or over the phone or via email. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization\'s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done.
The core Success Factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate
RESPONSIBILITIES
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
Works closely with providers to assist in delivering world class care to patients. Room\'s patients and prepares the patient for the provider visit. Takes vital signs as necessary. Responsible for accurate blood pressures, temperature, pulse, pulse oximetry, weight, height, respiratory rates and entering accurately into EMR. Record patient history, chief complaint, pharmacy information, prescription list, etc. into EMR for physical. Obtains required consents, completes required forms as needed for specific visit types. Performs in office testing as needed. Required to perform controls on certain in office tests. Performs EKGs as ordered. Chaperones Providers as required. Administers vaccines and medications as ordered by provider following SMG policies. Stocks rooms and monitors expiration of supplies in exam rooms. Assists with incoming calls as needed by answering, triaging, and routing telephone calls appropriately as needed. Register\'s patients in EMR and verifies information including demographics and obtains accurate health insurance information. Conduct eligibility checks to ensure insurance is reflected accurately. Schedules patients\' appointments and appropriate testing for patients as directed. Follows scheduling rules and direct schedules patient visits in other SMG practices. Performs pre-visit planning daily for all upcoming scheduled appointments. Performs outreach to select patient groups as directed for patient care and quality and schedules specialty appointments and testing as required. Responsible to inform manager of all clinical or administrative supply needs or assists with ordering. Responsible to obtain prior authorizations and/or insurance referrals as per practice need. Must be able to work independently with little supervision. Adheres to all SMG policies. Always uses discretion to ensure patient confidentiality. Performs all other duties as requested.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS
One to three years as a medical assistant preferred. Strong customer service excellence expected. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required. Experience with EMR strongly preferred. (Athena a plus) Experience with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Outlook preferred
EDUCATION
High School Diploma or equivalent required. Education from approved medical assistant program or equivalent preferred. Active Filters MG Med Asst - Patient Service Sp... North Dartmouth, MA Clear All Apply
