Patient Service Representative - Primary Care Marion County - Full-Time at Sodexo at Erlanger Health System

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Dec, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer Service, Patient Registration, Data Entry, Communication Skills, Teamwork, Reception Duties, Record Keeping, Office Functions, Payment Collection, File Maintenance, Self-Management Support, Quality Improvement, Behavior Change Support, Telephone Skills, Public Interaction, Flexibility

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Job Summary: The Patient Service Representative is responsible for a variety of patient and customer service related activities within the department, including answering phones, making patient appointments, registering patients in and checking them out after patient visit. Serves as liaison between patient and clinical staff. This position is involved in a team-based approach to care. Team members are trained to meet the highest level of function for their role as per the State of Tennessee/Georgia guidelines. Is trained and assigned (as per their role and responsibilities) to coordinate care for patients and is trained and assigned to support patients/families/caregivers in self-management, self-efficacy and behavior change. Is trained and assigned (as per their role and responsibilities) to manage the practices' patient population. Participates in the practice's quality improvement process and performance evaluation. Education: Required: High School graduate or equivalent. Preferred: N/A Experience: Required: Must be able to work well with others. Always poised, courteous, pleasing personality, good telephone voice and able to meet the public. Preferred: Two years reception experience or general clerical experience. Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration Required: N/A Preferred: Department Position Summary: Performs a wide range of office functions including; computer data entry and word processing, filing, record keeping and reception duties. Ability to cross cover for other similar positions. Specific medical records responsibilities, including filing documents appropriately within records, general maintenance of the file room, chart copying, faxing and mailing out records as directed. Answering of department phone. Sorting and distributing mail and other duties as assigned. Responsible for patient registration to include obtaining records on new patients. Responsible for collecting co-pays and other payments and posting to patients account. Keeps accurate account of all assigned petty cash. Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to relate well to people of a broad socioeconomic mix, with sensitivity to the delicate nature of the department. Ability to work in a typical office setting with some stressful situations, personal flexibility; moderate sitting, stooping, bending, and moderate work at word processing screen required. Assist Office Practice Manager and providers with general office duties.

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Responsibilities

The Patient Service Representative is responsible for patient and customer service activities, including answering phones, making appointments, and registering patients. They also serve as a liaison between patients and clinical staff, participating in quality improvement processes.