Customer Service Representative

Little River Medical Center; Myrtle Beach (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Little River Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC is seeking a Customer Service Representative to support front desk operations, answer phones, schedule appointments and assist with patient registrations.

You will enter patient information into the account system, collect payments, maintain records, and ensure a smooth flow of patients through the front desk. Prior customer service experience is preferred; bilingual skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED required.
• Customer service experience preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients, staff and visitors in a professional manner.
• Schedules appointments and handles reminder calls; retrieves medical records.
• Registers patients and updates demographic information; enters encounter data and processes payments.

Skills

Customer service

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Position:Customer Service Representative

Location: Myrtle Beach *Carolina Forest*, SC

Job Id:1217

# of Openings:1

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (CSR)

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direct supervision of the Front Office Supervisor the Customer Service Representative is responsible for front office day-to-day activities including answering phones, scheduling appointments, registration of patients, collection of patient payments, filing charts, pulling charts for lab and x-ray reports and other customer service representative duties as requested.

WHY LRMC:

Little River Medical Center is a non‑profit community health center within Horry County. At Little River Medical Center, we strive to offer exceptional health services and deliver quality, compassionate care to everyone. We provide a wide range of affordable health and support service for every family.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Greets patients, staff and visitors in a pleasant, professional manner.
• Demonstrates the ability to establish and maintain effective, productive relations with co-workers, supervisors, patients and the public.
• Daily appointment scheduling, answers incoming calls, makes patient appointment reminder calls, retrieval of medical records.
• Maintains a neat/well organized work area. Responsible for maintaining an adequate amount of supplies.
• Files charts on a daily basis. Pull charts for the next day.
• Keep medical records room and front office in neat order.
• Registers and/or updates patient demographic information into the patients account system on a daily basis.
• Enters patient encounter data (charges) into the patient accounting system at the end of the patient visit on a daily basis.
• Collects and enters patient payments.
• Maintains an accurate daily patient activity report which includes a record of scheduled, no-show, re‑scheduled and canceled patient appointments and provides a monthly activity report to the supervisor.
• Reconciles, on a daily basis total charges and total collections entered to the patient accounting system to actual cash collection and patient encounter forms, and prepares daily bank deposit.
• Certification and/or re‑certification of patients who qualify for sliding fee (SFS) based upon established criteria.
• Ability to display flexibility as patient flow changes.
• Attends all in‑service training as required.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Maintains Center confidentiality and Code of Compliance per policy.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or GED.
• Customer Service Experience
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus but not required.

LRMC offers benefits such as:

• Employer matched 403B Retirement Plan.
• Paid Vacation time, Sick time, & Holiday's. As well as paid qualifying Administrative Leave.
• Employer Paid Health Benefits: Life / AD&D Policies, Short/Long Term Disability, and a Employee Assistant Plan.