PSR

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Elgin, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time PSR position in the Gastroenterology department, located at 02130 AMG Elgin 1435 Randall MOB. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, with no weekend or holiday work required. The schedule is to be determined, with hours per week totaling 24.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One to two years related customer service experience
• Experience handling difficult caller/customers/patients.
• CRT/PC experience in a customer service setting.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to solve problems posed by callers seeking referrals, appointments, billing issues and clinical information.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of eClinicalWorks and scheduling sections of the eClinicalWorks system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greets and accurately registers patients in EMR system verifying essential billing and demographic information.
• Coordinates scheduling of patient appointments (phone and in-person requests) accurately and efficiently.
• Answers multiple incoming telephone lines, accurately determining the appropriate recipient of the call or message and referring them promptly and appropriately.
• Distributes communications accurately, based on practice protocol. Includes pagers, faxes, emails.
• Resolves a variety of patient questions, including HMO referrals, billing and queries about services and test results; refers complex issues to practice manager or a clinical staff member, as appropriate.
• Schedules future appointments and requisitions, laboratory tests, radiology procedures and other special diagnostic tests as needed. May coordinate with appropriate sections of hospital admission and/or outpatient admissions and surgery.
• Notifies patient care area when patient has arrived and is ready to be seen. Attends to waiting patients in reception and ensures that they are seen in a timely manner or are promptly notified of unexpected delays.
• Accurately identifies type of insurance from card, understands different types of payers, and verifies eligibility if necessary.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Reviews encounter forms for accuracy and completeness, checks with physician for missing information.
• Enters patient charges into the EMR system according to established policies and procedures.
• Batches encounter forms and balances charges.
• Ensures the availability of properly prepared patient medical records, daily schedules and related forms. Maintains medical record including loose filing and re-filing of charts daily. Pull and prepares charts for appointments.
• Maintains confidentiality around all patient information, both in front of each patient being treated and around other patients in the area.
• Releases information from records, only according to corporate policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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