What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Service Rep - Nephrology position at Cedars-Sinai?
Job Description
The Patient Service Rep is responsible for positive patient relations, accurate telephone communication, appointment scheduling, patient registration, payment and co-payment collection and overall providing outstanding customer service to patients through the intake of calls and ability to navigate services throughout Cedars Sinai Medical Network. This position also performs routine duties associated with the collection and maintenance of current patient demographics and insurance information.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides outstanding customer service through the successful intake, prioritizing, and resolution of calls and patient needs for a multi-specialty team.
- Greets patients and assist with resolving patient issues or raising patients issues.
- Check-in and out patients and collect co-payments/give receipts/reconcile payments. Verifies that patient demographic and insurance data are accurate in CS-Link.
- Schedules appointments, complete patient registration, collect patient payments and provides a high standard of patient service.
- Assists with the management of physician schedules and finds opportunities for improvement. Handle patient/provider correspondence as instructed.
- Process and track referrals and authorizations for various insurance types.
- Manages patient care flow and assist with monitoring CS-Link message pools and standard work.
- Monitors and assess their own workflow to find opportunities for improvement.
- Explains policies, procedures, or services to patients using administrative knowledge
- Participates in daily huddles and staff meetings.
- Promotes and practice infection prevention standards and all department policies and procedures.
Qualifications
Education:
High school diploma or GED preferred.
Experience:
Two (2) years experience working as a Patient Service Rep in an outpatient medical office setting preferred.
About Us
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
About the Team
With a growing number of primary urgent and specialty care locations across Southern California, Cedars-Sinai’s medical network serves people near where they live. Delivering coordinated, compassionate healthcare you can join our network of clinicians and physicians to improve the healthcare people throughout Los Angeles and beyond.
Req ID : 7556
Working Title : Patient Service Rep - Nephrology
Department : Nephrology
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
Job Category : Administrative
Job Specialty : Admissions/Registration
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $21.00 - $30.41
Salary : $21 - $30
