Serves as a navigator and registrar. Responisble for managing patient flow on each floor and in the building lobby. The Patient Ambassador is responsible for ensuring the prompt and courteous greeting of all patients, assisting patients with wayfinding, and ensuring their registration, check-in, and copay collection are complete.

Responsible for ensuring smooth and efficient patient flow of assigned floor and monitoring patient queues. Identify needs for service recovery and coordinate resolution.

• Assist with the check-out process to ensure smooth transitions through the patient visit, including scheduling of appointments and follow-ups.
• Trains new and current staff on registrar functions. Adheres to departmental and JMG wide initiatives related to registration workflow changes (i.e., patient portal, referral module). Addresses any workflow issues and provides recommendations for improvement to the Floor Manager and SCP Building Administrator.
• Promptly and warmly greets all patients and visitors when they arrive on the floor and directs patients to waiting area.
• Performs patient check-in processes: Updates demographic and insurance information, obtains referrals and links to referral module, collects co-pays, schedules appointments, ensures required forms are completed and signed by patient.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.

High School Diploma or GED Required.

IDX certification preferred

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a medical setting handling busy practice including typing, telephone contact, insurance and referrals, decision-making skills, interpersonal communication skills, organizational ability and data entry computer experience.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

Since this position will require the selected candidate to engage in regular contact with children in the form of care, guidance, supervision or training, you will be required to meet the requirements of the Child Protective Services Act, including the Pennsylvania State Police criminal background check, the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare child abuse criminal background clearance, and an FBI finger print based federal criminal records check. The selected candidate will not be allowed to commence working until all three (3) are completed satisfactorily.