Patient Services Specialist (Center for Developmental Behavioral Health)

Kennedy Krieger Institute • Baltimore, MD

20d

About The Position

The Patient Services Specialist performs routine front-end clinical operational activities, such as registering/checking in patients, cashiering, gathering and providing appropriate information, collecting co-pays, and answering the phones under the direction of more senior staff. The incumbent will interact with patients, families, clinicians, administrative staff, and third-party payers and provide customer service in a courteous and professional manner.

Requirements

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Experience in customer service, administrative support, or other related area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect co-pays, provide receipts, and provide timely accounting for all collected cash and payments. Identify discrepancies and immediately work with the supervisor to resolve issues.
• Obtain required information for both registration and financial documentation needed to complete the check-in process.
• Answers phones, directs calls as needed, takes messages, returns calls to answer inquiries/questions, and provides accurate and timely follow-up.
• Provide routine financial benefits.
• Monitor Epic work que for tracking internal/external consults.
• Under general supervision, perform advanced clerical or administrative tasks. Using varying methods, process transactions and select or devise the steps necessary to complete all assignments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees