Patient Liaison

Rural Health Group, Inc.; Roanoke Rapids (NC); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Rural Health Group, Inc. in Roanoke Rapids, NC, seeks a Patient Liaison to warmly greet patients, assist with registration and front-desk duties, and help coordinate patient care needs.

The role emphasizes compassionate communication, teamwork, and professional conduct; the position is full-time, Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm, with some travel for back-up front-desk tasks. Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Outpatient physician office experience preferred.
• Associate or bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication, telephone and organizational skills.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must have basic understanding of medical terms and abbreviations.
• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently in potentially stressful environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, effective, professional relationships with patients, providers, coworkers, and superiors.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Greet and direct patients with courtesy to the correct area.
• Assist with patient registration to prevent delays and speed check-in.
• Coordinate resolution of patient care needs and concerns.
• Maintain lobby and front desk as clean, neat, and welcoming; ensure timely patient flow.
• Back-up Patient Account tasks: verify insurance, collect payments, reconcile cash, enter data.
• Travel may be required; schedule is primarily Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Medical Terminology

eClinicalWorks

Bilingual

Education

Associate/Bachelor's Degree in related field

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

eClinicalWorks

Job description

Patient Liaison - RHG Family Practice

In order to qualify for this position, you must genuinely like and care about people, be kind and compassionate as well as supremely professional, organized and courteous to both patients and staff. You must have excellent skills as a communicator and as a collaborator, and be willing to adapt to circumstances as they change.

ThePatient Liaisonenthusiastically greets and directspatients using courtesy, presentation, communication and safety to receivepatients, families andvisitors into the office. This individual will assist with the registration of incoming patients in a prompt manner to avoid delays in arrival time and to ensure a swift check-in process.

This individual will assist and coordinate resolution of patient care needs and concerns. They strive to reduce patient and visitor anxieties and maintain channels of communication between the patient, family, staff, and physicians, which ultimately personalizes and enhances the relationship between Rural Health Group and its patients.

They will assist in assuring that the lobby and front deskarea is always clean, neat, orderly, and welcoming. They will manage the lobby to ensure that patients are being seen for their appointments in a timely manner. All duties and responsibilities will be performed in a manner consistent with Rural Health Group's mission, values, guiding principles, and standards.

Must be able to adhere the corecompetencies of the organization, which include:

1. Good Judgment
2. Communication/Customer Service/Teamwork
3. Passion
4. Honesty
5. Responsibility
6. Job-Specific Skill Set

Thisfull-timeposition willserve primarily at our RHG Family Practice medical office in Roanoke Rapids.

This position will also serve as a back-up Patient Account Specialist (front desk), with responsibilities to include:verify insurance, collect patient payments and reconcile cash collections, enter patient data into electronic practice management system, answer incoming calls, etc. Some travel may be required. The schedule will be primarily Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.

REQUIREMENTS

• Outpatient physician office experience strongly preferred
• Associate/Bachelor's Degree in related field isstrongly preferred
• Excellent communication, telephone andorganizational skills
• High school diploma or GED
• Must have basic understanding of medical terms and abbreviations
• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently in a potentially stressful environment
• Ability to apply common sense understanding when carrying out detailed written or oral instructions
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, effective, professional relationships with patients, providers, coworkers, and superiors
• Possess knowledge of modern office equipment, Microsoft Office software programs, medical practice management systems (scheduling, registration and charge entry), and basic computer skills (including the ability to type)
• Must be able to quickly learn to use eClinicalWorks electronic healthrecord system
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus, but not required - applicants who may serve in a translating capacity will be required to take a language assessment

EOE.

Federal and State Criminal Background Checks and Drug Screen required for all positions. Influenza vaccineisa conditionof employment.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States.