Patient Scheduling Representative II - Medical Group Neurology

NorthShore; Town of Pavilion (NY); Presencial; USD 29.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Career growth

Medical benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

HSA options

Retirement match

PTO & holidays

Community involvement

Descripción de la vacante

Endeavor Health in Chicago, IL, seeks a Patient Scheduling Representative II for full-time hours. You will handle high call volumes, schedule appointments across multiple offices, and ensure accurate registrations and insurance requirements are met.

Responsibilities include data entry of diagnoses, pre-registration, and guiding patients through insurance and billing processes while maintaining quality and customer service excellence.

Formación

• High School graduate; health-related coursework preferred.
• 1+ year experience in hospital admissions or scheduling.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Strong phone voice, grammar, and diction.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology.
• Ability to prioritize and adapt to changing demands.
• Typing 45 wpm.
• Proficient with MS Office and basic computer skills.

Responsabilidades

• Answers high volume of incoming calls promptly, courteously, and in a caring friendly manner.
• Accurately, appropriately and efficiently schedules appointments for multiple offices.
• Follow department guidelines and protocols to ensure service excellence.
• Enter diagnoses and ICD-9 codes in compliance with policies.
• Gather complete patient demographic and billing information.
• Pre-registers patients timely and efficiently.
• Advise on insurance authorization, referrals, and transfer of registration for financial clearance.
• Explain collections policy and guide to billing staff as needed.
• Assist new employees with department policies and procedures.
• Maintain physician data and insurance information in the system.

Conocimientos

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Phone etiquette

MS Office

Medical terminology

Data entry

Typing 45 wpm

Educación

High School graduate

Health coursework

Herramientas

MS Office

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Web portals

Descripción del empleo

Hourly Pay Range: $21.10 - $30.60 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.

Position Highlights

• Position: Patient Scheduling Representative II
• Location: Swedish Hospital - Chicago, IL
• Full Time (40 hours per week)
• Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30AM-5:30PM

• Required Location: This role includes some travel to other locations and requires flexible hours to meet operational needs

What you will do

• Answers high volume of incoming calls promptly, courteously, and in a caring friendly manner, ensuring outstanding customer service at all times.
• Accurately, appropriately and efficiently schedules appointments for multiple offices.
• Follow specific department guidelines and protocols, ensuring service excellence at all times.
• Responsible for entering appropriate diagnoses and ICD-9 codes in compliance with Local Medical Review Policies.
• Gathers complete and accurate patient type, demographic and billing information.
• Pre-registers patients in a timely and efficient manner.
• Advises patient of any insurance authorization and referral requirements and ensures timely transfer of registration information to ensure financial clearance and appropriate reimbursement.
• Advises patients of the collections policy and explains payments, deposits and co-pays. Directs patient to the SCMG Biller when necessary.
• Assists and supports new employees to make them aware of department policies and procedures, while emphasizing excellent quality and customer service excellence.
• Maintains accurate physician data for new doctors on staff, insurance information and other updates in the computer system. Maintains paper files and binders up to date as a back-up for computer down time, so that referrals can be done manually.

ALLOWABLE ACCESS TO PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

• Patient Name and Demographic information
• Financial information
• Ability to View Patient's Record

What you will need

• Education & Experience- High School graduate; prefer two or more years of health related college course work.
• Experience: Preferred one year experience in hospital admissions, hospital department scheduling, or in physician office scheduling.
• Knowledge & Skills: Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills. Excellent phone voice - proper grammar, diction.
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy & physiology and coding.
• Knowledge of clinical office or department general policies and practices.
• Keyboarding at 45wpm.
• Working knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point), intranet/internet, and web-based portal functionality.
• Knowledge of Medicare, Public Aid.
• Managed care payment and reimbursement requirements. Ability to prioritize and organize tasks, and to maintain flexibility in response to constantly changing demands.
• Ability to concentrate and remain composed in a busy, distracting office environment in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to interact positively and effectively with multiple departments.
• Ability to use good judgment and utilize independent decision-making skills to effectively problem solve, resolve issues and facilitate department efficiency and productivity.
• Ability to prioritize and organize tasks and to maintain flexibility in response to constantly changing demands.

Benefits offered by Endeavor Health include:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to "help everyone in our communities be their best".

Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.

At Endeavor Health, we are united by a shared commitment to working together to create a culture of connection and belonging-each of us bringing different skills and experiences as we deliver safe, seamless, and personal care. Every person, every time. We are committed to fostering an environment where all team members can be their best, learn, and pursue excellence together.

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