What are the responsibilities and job description for the Requester Patient Advocate position at MediCopy Services?
The Requester Advocate will report to the Senior Account Services Analyst with the primary responsibility of managing incoming calls from customers and clients, listening to callers' needs, and providing information and solutions to questions and concerns.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Receive and manage high volumes of calls from customers and clients.
- Manages customer/client concerns and questions regarding status of requests,
invoice/fee issues, request remediation, etc. Ensures that calls are answered promptly
and courteously within prescribed standards and metrics. - Maintains and ensures positive relationships with clients (hospitals) and ROI requestors
(attorneys, insurance companies, state disability offices, record copy services, peer
organizations, doctor’s offices, and others). - Utilize communication guides when handling specific topics.
- Understand MediCopy workflows, processes, and policies, and be able to effectively
communicate these to callers in an easy to comprehend manner. - Accurately log all actions and details regarding calls within the MediCopy CarePortal in
accordance with MediCopy policies. - Maintains a positive/professional relationship between MediCopy and customer/client.
- Effectively work across department lines to manage difficult and complex problems
related to callers’ questions/concerns, and transfer and/or escalate as needed. - Provides backup support to other groups in the Account Services department, and
performs other general administrative duties. - Meet qualitative and quantitative targets set for the department.
- Directly reports to the Director of Operations.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Exceptional communication and customer service skills.
- Knowledge in HIPAA and other regulatory requirements regarding ROI (Release of
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
- Demonstrate a positive attitude, and be able to interact well with customers and other
- Confidentiality and discretion is required.
- Sound understanding of computer systems, networks, phone systems, etc.
- Ability to work effectively individually and/or part of a team.
- Ability to work across departmental lines.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from the Director of
- Ability to perform multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.
Experience
Preferred- No prior experience needed, customer services experience preferred.
Behaviors
Preferred- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
- Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Motivations
Preferred- Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
- Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization