Patient Services Rep MA

CommonSpirit Health • Phoenix, AZ

17h

About The Position

As our Patient Services Professional, you will be the welcoming voice and central administrative support, ensuring seamless patient experiences and efficient clinic operations through diverse engagements. Every day, you will expertly manage phone customer service, distribute communications, and handle patient information like demographics, insurance verification, and appointment scheduling. You'll also process referrals, authorizations, pre-registrations, and other clerical tasks, adapting to clinic needs while responsibly handling sensitive data. To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional communication, meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and system proficiency. Your proactive service, adaptability, and responsible handling of information are crucial for patient care and clinic goals.

Requirements

• High School Graduate, upon hire or High School GED, upon hire and Satisfactory completion of a formal Medical Assistant program or military training that is equivalent to an accredited Medical Assistant program, upon hire
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in a patient-focused healthcare environment OR high volume multichannel contact center
• Experience with computer systems, including office windows based programs and web based applications

Nice To Haves

• Certified Medical Assistant AAMA, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Schedule and register patient appointments and/or provide information for other requests (e.g., addresses/directions, phone numbers, hours of operations, other departments, such as billing, etc.).
• Process all phone, fax, email, and other communication channel requests with an emphasis on efficiency and accuracy.
• As appropriate, train and handle onboarding of new members to departmental standard operating processes, explanation of available services, tools, resources, and availability of providers.
• Update patients of the status of their referral or authorizations.
• Answers, screens, and processes a high volume of incoming calls in a professional manner.
• Directs patient access to the practice by scheduling and canceling patient appointments for multiple providers.
• Utilizes and adheres to a phone script, clinical decision trees and scheduling criteria following department guidelines.
• Uses independent knowledge within scope of knowledge and training to determine the type of appointment needed and urgency to schedule the patient to the appropriate provider or route the call to the appropriate resource.
• Communicates, to patients and internal and external ordering physicians' offices, complex exam preparations instructions including, but not limited to, appointment arrival expectations, necessary documents requirements, outstanding balances, estimated co-pays, and other necessary preparations instructions in a courteous manner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED