Access Liaison- Call Center- M-F 8am-5pm- Lacombe

Ochsner Health

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways. At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today! This job welcomes and connects the consumer to the health system. Handles acquisition, front door navigation, care coordination and transitions of care. Delivers excellent care and meets the unique care needs for various segments of patient populations that interact with the health system. Takes incoming contacts (including but not limited to: calls, live chats, emails, texts), and determines correct pathway and next steps for patient. Coordinates with clinic partners if access barriers exist to get the patient what they need. Develops and fosters interpersonal relationships with stakeholders inside and outside of team by offering patient focused solutions and demonstrating an elevated level of attention, care and follow up to close customer service loop. Creates opportunities and options for patients by addressing preventive care screenings and annual appointments. Job Description To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Requirements

Education Required – High school diploma or equivalent.
Work Experience Required – Four years of experience in customer service, appointment coordinator or another related field.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) Excellent critical thinking skills.
Ability to maintain a patient/consumer focused approach in all interactions.
Ability to solve potentially complex navigation problems.
Proficient in navigating and managing multiple systems.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
Ability to use appropriate judgement on when to employ non-traditional, effective solutions to fully resolve stakeholders needs.
Proficiency in technology applications and various software packages specific to role.
Ability to prioritize, organize and coordinate multiple work assignments in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Preferred – Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Maintains a patient/consumer focused approach in all interactions while engaging in holistic coordination of care for consumers by optimizing patient care setting and matching right setting/right time.
Manages patient egresses, including but not limited to phone, email, text, live-chat, etc.
Delivers first contact resolution provides the patient with right care outcome.
Responds to patient and provider request with a focus on transforming experience by building trust and rapport.
Provides timely and effective resolutions that exceed stakeholder expectations.
Develops and fosters interpersonal relationships with stakeholders inside and outside of team by proactively offering patient focused solutions and demonstrating an elevated level of attention, care and follow up to close customer service loop.
Navigates escalations to clinic partners with poise and skill to resolve patient issues.
Navigates and flexes between the varying needs of patient segments to eliminate barriers to efficient delivery of care.
Identifies system service delivery problems and potential solutions for effective patient management interventions.
Serves as liaison with medical staff, nursing staff and ancillary department staff to eliminate barriers to ensure delivery of care.
Serves as a subject matter expert and brand ambassador for our service line focuses on retention by creating opportunities and options for patients by addressing preventive care screenings and annual appointments.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.