What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Service Representative-Urology Clinic position at Access Dubuque?

Patient Service Representative-Urology Clinic

UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital

1 Positions

ID : 36828416

Posted On 08 / 08 / 2024

Job Overview

Area of Interest : Patient Services

FTE / Hours per pay period : .60

Department : Spec Care- Urology

Shift : Variable schedule, you will work 3 days per week, for 48 hours per pay period.

Job ID : 152792

Overview

Experience Specialists reflect a commitment to UnityPoint Health’s FOCUS values and play a vital role in the experience of our patients, families, and visitors. As a central point of contact, they create meaningful first and lasting impressions and serve as a liaison between patients / families / visitors and members of the health care team to address questions, provide non-medical information and to simply help patients / families / visitors navigate their healthcare experience.

Why UnityPoint Health?

Commitment to our Team – We’ve been named a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 ( Health Named Among 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare) by Becker’s Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.

Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture () guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.

Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards () program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities () is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Visit us at UnityPoint.org / careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work.

Responsibilities

Customer Service

Smile and greet patients, families and visitors with a warm welcome, proactively communicate with patients which includes listening with empathy and intent to understand and provides patients and families opportunities to ask questions.

Collaborate with and report patient / family concerns to appropriate team members as needed and assist with resolution of concerns.

Consults with members of the healthcare team and provides updates and other information to patients and families.

Answer telephone calls in a clear, courteous, caring, calm and professional manner. Screen calls by urgency and route calls promptly, accurately, and professionally to appropriate party.

Make, cancel, and reschedule patient appointments maintaining appointment schedule according to office procedure.

Support all digital communication to patients (e.g., MyUnityPoint, text, etc.) with the highest level of service and professionalism, while remaining compliant with regulations and documented processes. Individuals will be responsible for helping deliver timely and accurate information to ensure a positive patient experience.

Gather, verify and enter demographic and insurance information on new and established patients necessary for completion of electronic health record and insurance claim processing at each patient visit on patient accounting system.

Assist with proactive charge capture along with billing accuracy for providers and patients.

Collect payments, issue receipts, and reconcile daily receivable activity to prepare for daily deposits.

Open and / or close the clinic following specified guidelines of individual clinic.

Collaborates with appropriate support services to ensure the environment is clean and welcoming.

Demonstrates effective and caring communication skills and telephone techniques and etiquette.

Interacts with patients, families, visitors and team members in a positive and supportive manner with sensitivity to cultural differences.

Administrative / Clerical Support

Work independently and responsible for timely completion of assigned functions.

Be aware of what is happening in the clinic / department and the organization by attending clinic / department meetings, reading emails and regularly checking information on the organization’s intranet site.

Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work.

Maintain compliance with CLIA, OSHA, Safety and Risk Management guidelines.

Maintain compliance with Personnel policies and procedures.

Monitor environmental conditions to secure protected health information.

Behave in a manner consistent with all Corporate Compliance and HIPAA policies and procedures.

Demonstrate initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.

Balance team and individual responsibilities; be open and objective to other’s views; give and welcome feedback; contribute to positive team goals; and put the success of the team above own interests.

Perform other duties as requested by Clinic Administrator to facilitate the smooth and effective operations of the office.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.

Preferred or Specialized

Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.

Education :

High School or Vocational School graduate

Experience :

Previous medical office experience preferred.

Previous experience with an electronic health record or medical office software preferred.

Previous experience coding diagnoses and procedures with ICD09-CM and CPT preferred.

License(s) / Certification(s) :

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :

Ability to demonstrate strong customer service skills.

Ability to effectively enter information into a variety of computer programs.

Ability to understand and apply guidelines, policies and procedures.

Ability to interact effectively with physicians, health care team members, individuals and members of their support systems.

Ability to communicate effectively with people of diverse professional, education and lifestyle backgrounds.

Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English

Multicultural sensitivity

Microsoft Office – basic computer skills.

Customer / patient focused

Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions

Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.

Other :

Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.

Primary Contact

13511

Michelle Pickel

HR Recruiter, HR

563-589-2608

Phone

michelle.pickel@unitypoint.org

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