Patient Service Rep (PSR) - Family Medicine Clinic

American Addiction Centers•Wauwatosa, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Service Representative (PSR) for the Family Medicine Clinic is a full-time, benefits-eligible role responsible for a wide range of patient-facing and administrative duties. This position involves greeting patients and visitors, managing telephone communications, and handling patient registration, including obtaining demographic and insurance information, verifying coverage, and collecting payments. The PSR also plays a crucial role in scheduling appointments, coordinating cancellations and reschedules, and providing patients with essential information regarding test preparations and visit details. Additionally, the role includes updating patient data, ensuring accuracy in insurance and financial information, resolving registration issues, monitoring patient flow, and assisting patients with various needs such as transportation or directions. The PSR is also responsible for visit closure tasks, including check-out, scheduling follow-up appointments, and providing visit summaries, and may handle patient record management.

Requirements

High School Graduate.
Excellent customer service skills.
Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills; ability to effectively communicate with a variety of patients, staff and physicians.
Intermediate computer skills including experience in using personal computers; including Microsoft Office or similar applications, and electronic mail.
Training or experience in keyboarding/data entry with an emphasis on speed and accuracy.
Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, and to sort and file information alphabetically and numerically.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment with a strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Nice To Haves

Office Clerical Experience Preferred

Responsibilities

Greets patients and visitors and responds to routine requests for information.
Answers telephone, screens calls, and takes messages.
Registers patients; obtains demographic and insurance information; verifies insurance coverage, collects co-pays, deductibles, and previous balances; posts payments and updates demographic and insurance information.
Schedules patient appointments and coordinates cancellations, reschedules, and additions to schedules.
Provides accurate, detailed information regarding test preparations, time patient to arrive, and any other directional information needed by patient.
Updates insurance, financial responsibility and other data when changes or additions occur, and communicates to patient as appropriate.
Ensures insurance and patient information obtained is complete and accurate, applying acquired knowledge of government and third party payer requirements.
Identifies, reports, and resolves problems regarding registration to appropriate individuals and departments.
Monitors patient flow to ensure they are cared for in the most efficient and courteous manner.
Offers various assistance to patients to include: arranging transportation needs, providing directions, locating wheelchair, etc.
Performs visit closure including checking out patients after visit, scheduling follow-up appointments, and providing patients with a visit summary.
May file, retrieve, and/or deliver patient information and/or records, and completes required forms/documentation.

Benefits

Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program