What are the responsibilities and job description for the Referral Specialist - Call Center Tier II - Mansfield Orthopaedics position at Copley Hospital?
Overview
Call Center Referral Specialists are integral in arranging for the smooth flow of patients into outpatient services. The Call Center Team is the first introduction a patient has to our practice and every interaction with our patients needs to be positive and supportive. Specialists communicate directly with staff, patients, physicians and providers to ensure a positive experience for patients in obtaining their desired appointments with providers. Call Center Referral Specialists will provide courteous and professional phone support to patients by answering calls timely and demonstrating good listening and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Telephone: Courteously answers calls within 3 rings.
- Registers and performs all related functions for Time of Service Patients: a. Explains and obtains all necessary patient consents in a complete and timely manner. b. Collects / provides financial paperwork as required. c. Determines and collects patient co-payment amount and issues receipt. d. Counts and verifies cash and payments with 100% accuracy. e. Processes cancellation of services as required, notifying all pertinent hospital personnel as necessary.
- Obtains and verifies patient information for pre-registration: a. Obtains all relevant information from various scheduling offices. b. Confirms appointment with patient and/or follows up with patient in a timely manner should information be found to be incorrect/incomplete.
- Schedules special diagnostic tests for clinic patients as per providers orders. Communicates directly with the testing service or department and confirms the appointment with patients. Obtains screening information from patients as needed for different testing and ensures that this information is communicated to the appropriate department. Informs the patient of the scheduled date and procedure to follow on day of test Ensures that patient is scheduled for a follow up provider appointment following the test.
- Performs all functions associated with scheduling appointments for patients. Communicating with patients, physicians, other staff members by telephone. Proficient with electronic medical records (EMR). Collecting payments. Solving scheduling problems.
- Charge Entry and Non-patient encounter accounts: a. Enters and reconciles patient charges prior to posting to patient account. b. Processes and resolves non-patient encounter paperwork.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED.
- Post high school education is desirable, e.g., associates degree in business, secretarial science, etc.
- One (1) year experience in a medical office setting as an administrative assistant, scheduler or similar function.
- Excellent telephone skills etiquette. Organized. Good follow-up abilities. Personable, establishes patient rapport. Able to put patients at ease. Some computer skills.
- Comfortable with multitasking.
