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Appalachian Mountain Health

Patient Support 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.

$44,283 / year median in North Carolina

+8% projected growth

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JOB SUMMARY
Patient Support Representative/ "Front Desk" works in the office as a general point of contact for all clients, providers, and third parties contacts.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Answering screening prioritizing and delegating large amounts of telephone inquiries in a friendly professional manner including de-escalation skills for clients with behavioral health needs. Returning client, provider and third party calls in a timely manner. Referring client inquiries of a clinical nature to the appropriate clinical staff for triage. Scheduling appointments. Provide a welcoming first impression of the organization. Client check in and complete full registration process. Experience with verifying client insurance is preferred but not required. Collecting payments. Verifying insurance information. Requirements
REQUIREMENTS
Sending and following up on messages between client's and providers/clinical staff members via EHR Read through for previous messages/encounters related to patient inquiry to clearly and efficiently communicate with patient and staff. Maintaining electronic health records (EHR) and documenting each point of contact within the EHR. Verifying information on file and updating said information as necessary. Using data and client registries to outreach to patients in need of preventive care and follow-up for chronic conditions. Utilizing working knowledge of up-to-date insurance credentialing information to correctly schedule appointments. As appropriate, triaging phone calls and following up on client's requests.