What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Intake Representative position at Hunter Health Clinic?
Job Title : Patient Intake Representative
Reports to : Business Operations Manager
Department : Business Operations
FLSA Class : Non-Exempt
Updated : November 2024
Summary : The Patient Intake Representative (PIR) is responsible for providing excellent customer service to our patients and to each person who enters the clinic. This position ensures accurate completion of patient documentation, determines patient payment details, collects and reconciles patient payments, and assists in scheduling for the clinic. The PIR functions in accordance with established federal, state, and clinic standards, while complying with all federal grants and Hunter Health Clinic (HHC) policies and procedures.
Essential Functions :
- Greets patients and visitors whether in-person or on the telephone, while answering inquiries or referring to other individuals for further information.
- Optimizes patients' satisfaction, provider time, and treatment room utilization by scheduling appointments in person or by telephone, managing schedule in real time to optimize patient access and creating opportunities for patient engagement.
- Maintains patient accounts and records by obtaining, recording, documenting and updating personal and financial information.
- Screens and enrolls eligible patients into clinic's special population programs.
- Manages and records revenue by updating financial information, collecting patient charges, controlling credit extended to patients as well as filing and expediting third-party claims.
- Assists patients with registration forms, as needed
- Escalates patient concerns or complaints to leaders to address them, as needed.
- Maintains confidentiality with respect to proprietary information, patient information and employees as patients' information.
- Tracks internal and external Release of Information (ROI) requests.
- Provides feedback to Business Operations Manager to provide suggestions for enhancements to current processes, providing innovative and creative solutions supporting organizational benchmarks and departmental billing goals.
- Travels when necessary to meet operational needs.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
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All employees, including those who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job function listed below, either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation. The functions listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. This essential functions document does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with this job. Hunter Health Clinic Inc. reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs.