Patient Services Specialist 1

Healthfirst Bluegrass • Lexington, KY

5d • $0 - $16 • Onsite

About The Position

At HealthFirst Bluegrass, we are more than a healthcare facility – we are a community dedicated to providing quality care to every individual, regardless of their background or financial situation. Our mission is to provide transformative healthcare for all. Join the HealthFirst Bluegrass team as a Bilingual Patient Services Specialist (PSS) — the friendly voice that helps our patients feel heard, supported, and cared for from the very first call.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• 1 year in clerical, clinical, or call center settings preferred.
• Bilingual - Conversing in Spanish and English.

Nice To Haves

• Associate’s degree preferred
• Healthcare or insurance experience is a plus!
• Passion for helping others!

Responsibilities

• Answer and direct calls with empathy and professionalism
• Schedule appointments across multiple clinics
• Help patients navigate their healthcare journey
• Navigate multiple platforms
• Provide top-notch customer service in a fast-paced environment
• Support billing, insurance, and outreach needs
• Provide excellent customer service to all callers, demonstrating patience and respect, avoiding distractions to ensure each caller is assisted promptly and appropriately, ensuring a positive experience.
• Handle large amounts of inbound and outbound calls per day while meeting other departmental expectations
• Schedule appointments for multiple providers/clinics (New patient and existing patient)
• Scheduling within the guidelines of clinics; verifying schedules and insurances
• Review appointment date, time, location and provider
• Instruct new patients on required paperwork and what to bring to appointment
• Reminder calls and rescheduling appointments
• Evaluates patient’s healthcare needs based on patient’s signs and symptoms utilizing established triage protocols and guidelines
• Be able to schedule nurse visits based on vaccine/injection schedules
• Be able to advise a patient to go to ED or UTC based on organizational approved call guidance.
• Be able to schedule acute visits based on need and time frame
• Understanding of when to escalate calls to nurses, clinical teams, supervisor, or managers
• Obtain and enter accurate demographic information into EMR system or other ticketing system
• Accurately documents patient’s symptoms/complaints and advice provided per protocols and guidelines
• Answers questions and/or appropriately routes requests for assistance to provide patient-focused service
• Assist in connecting patients to outreach and enrollment specialists or community health workers as needed
• Assist patients with billing questions.
• Adhere to HIPAA requirements

What This Job Offers

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