Customer Service Representative, Physician Practice, Primary Care

UNC Health Careers; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Pardee BlueMD is seeking a detail-oriented Customer Service Representative to support clinic operations in Pardee UNC Health Care’s BlueMD network. The role involves registering patients, collecting fees, and handling routine clerical tasks to ensure smooth daily operations.

Responsibilities include data entry in the EMR, appointment scheduling, answering inquiries, and maintaining a clean, organized office environment onsite.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred medical clerical experience in a hospital, physician practice, clinic, nursing home or insurance agency.

Responsibilities

• Register patients and input demographics into the EMR system.
• Explain financial obligations and collect fees as applicable.
• Schedule appointments and manage calendars for clinicians.
• Answer calls and provide routine information to patients and staff.
• Maintain clinic order and cleanliness; assist with housekeeping duties as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Typing speed

Education

High school diploma

Tools

EMR software

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

The Customer Service Representative performs clinic clerical tasks, such as registering patients, communicating financial obligation, and collecting fees. Additional responsibilities include various clerical work and administrative/ business details such as scheduling appointments, giving information to callers, reading and routing incoming mail, filing correspondence and other records, and other assigned clerical duties.

Responsibilities

• Obtains all critical demographic and financial information and accurately inputs data into Electronic Medical Recordkeeping (EMR) system and other applications as needed. Obtain and/or verify documentation as required including Consent for Treatment, Assignment of Benefits and Financial Responsibility, and Notice of Privacy Practices.
• Answers and relays incoming, outgoing, and inter-office calls. Delivers routine / scripted instructions in preparation for patient’s visit to the office.
• Provides general clerical support functions to ensure efficient utilization of time, in part by scheduling meetings, patients and appointments; maintaining calendars; coordinating with other clinical services.
• Collect and count cash receipts and daily deposits. Ensures balanced cash drawer daily.
• Maintains order and cleanliness throughout the clinic. Performs housekeeping duties of assigned area by routine and periodic cleaning.

Other information

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred

• Medical clerical experience in a hospital, physician practice, clinic, nursing home or insurance agency

About Pardee BlueMD

UNC Health Pardee BlueMD is a Federally Qualified Health Center organized as a partnership between Pardee UNC Health Care and Blue Ridge Health. Spread across 12 individual locations in WNC, this partnership is specifically structured to allow our care team to reduce gaps in care, create a more seamless delivery model, and improve patient outcomes.

https://www.pardeehospital.org/care-treatment/primarycare/pardee-bluemd/

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: PBMD 2695 Hvl Rd Ste 200

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: PARDARDEN

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.