Patient Access & Scheduling Advocate

UF Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Jacksonville seeks a patient services representative to deliver outstanding service in a high-volume call center. You will manage intake triage, schedule appointments, verify insurance, and register new patients across multiple specialties.

You will advocate for patients, coordinate with providers, and ensure accurate data entry and timely communication of appointment details, locations, and requirements.

Qualifications

• 1 year - Data Entry
• 2 years - Clerical/customer service - ideally in a health care related industry
• 1 year - Third party payors and computer experience for inputting data and reviewing patient demographic material
• 1 year - Call center experience
• Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent required

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to patients, staff, and community health care providers while handling high volume incoming phone interchange on an automatic call distribution system.
• Act as patient advocate to facilitate problem resolution via telephone in a timely and courteous manner.
• Perform accurate registration interview with direct data entry to facilitate full registration for all new patient appointments and up to date information on all established patients across multiple provider specialties as assigned.
• Provide patients verbally and through confirmation letter, notification of all appointments to include location, provider, required ancillary services, preparations and payment requirements.
• Verify insurance information. Verify benefits and insurance referral information.
• Intercede on the patient's behalf as necessary to arrange for special services, i.e. interpreters for both the hearing impaired as well as those with language barriers, wheel chairs and other special transportation needs.

Skills

Data entry

Clerical/customer service

Call center

Healthcare coordination

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

UF Health in Jacksonville seeks a patient services representative to deliver outstanding service in a high-volume call center. You will manage intake triage, schedule appointments, verify insurance, and register new patients across multiple specialties.

You will advocate for patients, coordinate with providers, and ensure accurate data entry and timely communication of appointment details, locations, and requirements.