PRN Patient Service Representative
About The Position
The Patient Service Representative (PSR) focuses on the delivery of patient care and facilitates the needs of the physician. The role emphasizes prioritizing the patient, ensuring they feel valued and attended to. The PSR creates an environment where patients feel like a priority and provides exceptional service by addressing their needs. Responsibilities include administrative tasks such as answering phones, data entry, patient check-in/out, and scheduling appointments. The role also involves entering charges, verifying insurance coverage, processing patient payments, and issuing receipts. The PSR is expected to support company initiatives by adopting new approaches and processes to consistently deliver high quality service and operational excellence.
Requirements
- One plus year of experience providing exceptional customer service – healthcare environment preferred
- Detail oriented, self-motivated, a problem solver and a team player
- Ability to navigate multiple computer screens and browsers quickly and accurately
- Ability to excel in a very fast-pace team environment
- Ability to continuously “exceed” company and customer expectation
- Strong communication skills & professional demeanor
- Minimum of High School diploma or equivalent (GED)
Nice To Haves
- Healthcare environment experience
Responsibilities
- Answers inbound calls to the Center.
- Provides a friendly and warm greeting to all patients and/or providers.
- Checks scheduled patients in/out and ensures proper documentation is received from patient.
- Collects co-pays, co-insurance, and deductible if necessary.
- Listens and resolves patient, provider, and any customer complaints. Communicates to PSR Lead and/or Area Manager as needed.
- Ensures accurate data entry for patient registration.
- Assists with medical records as needed.
- Ensures all queues are processed in a timely and efficient manner while adhering to all process & compliance requirements.
- Manages eRIS Center workflow, including daily schedule, billing complete, priors grid, delinquent exams, waitlist, report delivery queues, and collection of TOS.
- Stays abreast of known carrier related issues and is able to identify carrier specific concerns, (i.e. out of network, specific plan limitations, etc.)
- Monitors schedule and ensures all data, attachments, history, etc. have been done before exam is completed.
- Facilitates no-show appointments (calling patients, cancelling, rescheduling).
- Reschedules and cancels appointments as needed/directed (receives incoming/outgoing calls to patients).
- Monitors waiting room to avoid extended wait time and to assists patients as needed.
- Requests orders and processes new/same-day requests.
- Requests all patients complete a satisfaction survey after their exam.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Health Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Company Matched 401k Plan
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
