Ambulatory Services Rep II - Outpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine clinic

Texas Children's Hospital•Houston, TX

About The Position

We’re searching for an Ambulatory Services Representative II with our Outpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine clinic at The Pavilion for Women Tower someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will provide excellent customer service as the first contact for patients, providers and staff accessing virtual and/or non-virtual ambulatory clinics. May orient the patient to the virtual visit process to ensure patient success, if applicable. As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards. Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility and one of a select few hospitals nationwide that provides women, mothers and babies with a full continuum of high-quality, expert health care. Offering a full spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services, including an array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal surgeries, the Pavilion for Women is connected to Texas Children’s Hospital via a two-story circular sky bridge to enhance patient care by providing physicians, staff and patient families with rapid access to other pediatric subspecialists. Three private OB/GYN practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center and The Women’s Place – Center for Reproductive Psychiatry are all housed here. Additionally, we also recently opened a community-based OB/GYN practice in Pearland. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Requirements

H.S. Diploma or GED
2 years' experience in customer service or 2 years clerical, medical office, or business experience preferably in a Healthcare environment

Responsibilities

Admission- Check-In/Welcome desk, PAR's, Registration, Past Pending.
Performs patient registration procedures per department process.
May ensure patient is oriented to the virtual visit process and has all technology set up to successfully complete their visit.
Ensures that all necessary patient forms are provided and filled out for the clinic visit
Communicates with patients, staff and providers regarding patient arrivals, delays, and clinic processes.
Alerts clinic staff and providers of any changes or discrepancies in patient’s scheduled appointment
Refers all patients with inadequate funding to the financial counselor with zero reported complaints.
Changes status of all appointments daily to reflect arrived, cancelled, no-show, or rescheduled status.
Maintains an organized filing system of current referrals in progress and already appointed, communicates all missed appointments to PCP and destroys missed referrals after one month.
Reviews new referrals with provider of the day regarding appropriate appointment status. Reviews provider schedule for open slots to appoint patients. Coordinates scheduling.
Assists, as needed, licensed staff with the non-financial aspects of the inpatient admission process, e.g., calls escort, helps with paperwork as needed.
May perform closing procedures (i.e.- reconciling fee receipts, completing deposit notification forms, reconciling petty cash, balancing the credit card machines, completing batch reports in accordance with department processes
Insurance Authorization/Collecting cash & deposits
Charge Entry, Billing and Reconciliation
Customer Service and communication
Flowmaster and Room Management