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Patient Administration Specialist II, Call Center

DHR Health
DHR Health Salary
Edinburg, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 2/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/25/2025

DHR Health - US : TX : Edinburg - Days

Summary :

FLSA STATUS : ☐ Exempt ☒ Non-Exempt

MISSION STATEMENT :

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence : every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION :

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Patient Administration Specialist II is a key member of the Physician Practice and provides clinical / administrative expertise to ensure all patients receive high quality, efficient care through the timely and polite answering, routing, scheduling of patient calls as they are received.

POSITION EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS :

  • High School diploma / GED preferred
  • Bilingual - English / Spanish

JOB KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE :

  • Minimum of one (2) years receptionist or Patient Administration experience preferred.
  • Previous Call Center Experience preferred
  • Previous experience in a high traffic medical office setting is preferred.
  • Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
  • Computer skills required with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills required.
  • Responsibilities :

    POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES :

  • Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices.
  • Routing calls as the operator to the proper department after using the scripted greeting as prescribed by Administration.
  • Scheduling, canceling, and rescheduling patient appointments.
  • Scheduling the correct mix of patients for the schedule as required for each practitioner.
  • Confirming patient's upcoming appointments.
  • Calling and tracking missed appointments, no show and cancelled appointments.
  • Answering telephone lines with the proper scripting provided, and accurately documenting messages within the EMR system.
  • Forwarding telephone calls appropriately and following up on return calls.
  • Escalating phone calls to the next level of management when it is noted that patients, MD office staff or others have called previously and not been helped.
  • Working the fax router or taking calls in order to manage incoming referrals for referring MD offices in a timely manner.
  • Working the reception desk, greeting and communicating with patients and providers, as needed.
  • Checking-in patients and properly documenting registrations, as needed.
  • Insurance verification and verification of patient demographics, as needed.
  • Extensive travel required on occasion.
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Other information :

    LINES OF REPSONSIBILITY :

    Chain-of-command)

    1. Patient Administration Manager 2. Executive Vice President 3. Chief Ambulatory Officer

    CUSTOMER SERVICE :

    Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including : Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

    AGE SPECIFIC :

    Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his / her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.

    AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT : (ADA) :

    A. Essential Duties : Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

    The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position :

    Light / moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.

    Kneeling

    Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.

    Walking

    Light / moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.

    Standing / Squatting

    Straight pulling

    Sitting

    Pulling hand over hand

    Pushing

    Repeated bending

    Stooping / Bending

    Reaching above shoulder

    Climbing Stairs

    Simple grasping

    Climbing Ladders

    Dual simultaneous grasping

    Depth Perceptions needed

    Ability to see

    Identify Colors

    Operating office equipment

    Twisting

    Operating mechanical equipment

    Crawling

    Ability to read and write

    Ability to Count

    Ability to hear verbal communication without aid

    Operating Personal Vehicle

    Ability to comprehend written / verbal communication

    Other : Ability to deal with stress

    OSHA Category

    B. Working Conditions : The individual spends over 95% of his / her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

    C. Occupational Exposure : This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category I (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

    D. Aptitudes : HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

    Intelligence : General learning ability : The ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

    Verbal : Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

    Numerical : Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

    Spatial : Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

    Form Perception : Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

    Clerical Perception : Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

    Motor Coordination : Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

    Finger Dexterity : Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

    Manual Dexterity : Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

    Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination : Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

    Color Discrimination : Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

    I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.

    If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire / transfer date.

    Employee Signature : ________________________________ Date : ____________________

    Transfer / Hire Date Effective : ________________________.

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