Patient Service Representative - River Oaks

Patient Service Representative

As a Patient Service Representative, you will offer inbound and outbound phone support using telephony and EMR systems. The ideal candidate has experience in a contact center environment and can understand the needs of others to meet those needs with great service and operational processing accuracy. Knowledge of the healthcare industry including clinical terminology, insurance, medical billing processes, and EMR/HIN systems preferred but not required. The ability to have premier service interactions with patients is critical to success in this role, in addition to processing with operational accuracy and excellence.

How You Will Get Things Done:

• Answer all phone calls in a patient, empathetic, and passionately communicative manner
• Consistently process requests with the absolute highest degree of operational accuracy
• Schedule appointments and demonstrate active listening to identify and analyze client problems, providing information and solutions in a timely manner
• Collect and update new patient's demographic and insurance information
• Provide clear, thorough, and accurate documentation of all interactions with patients, and other individuals on behalf of patients, in the patient's electronic health records
• Follow organizational guidelines regarding the use of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in compliance with HIPAA and patient confidentiality standards
• Maintain access to the Health Information Exchange (HIN) and other related systems
• Maintain and work with Health Information Technology to proactively identify the need for patient care
• Navigate patient to care, as assigned

How You Will Build Trust:

• Communicate effectively, including appointment details, insurance information, and medical questions via telephone, email, and chat
• Ensure that all barriers to care (such as language, transportation restrictions, or financial needs) are addressed
• Deliver on a commitment to solve problems with patience and understanding, providing knowledgeable and thoughtful service to exceed expectations

How You Will Innovate:

• Use HIN and other related systems to gather information needed to coordinate care and keep patients' electronic health records up to date with the status of care that is being coordinated

Experience to Drive Change:

• High school diploma or GED
• 1+ year of experience working in a fast paced, high growth call center
• Excellent telephone etiquette
• Skilled in basic computer operations and EMR
• Service center excellence
• Experience in the medical or health insurance field preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

Total Rewards at VillageMD

Our team members are essential to our mission to reshape healthcare through the power of connection. VillageMD highly values the critical role that health and wellness play in the lives of our team members and their families. Participation in VillageMD's benefit platform includes Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Vision, FSA coverages and a 401k savings plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Our Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, creed, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender status), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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