Patient Service Representative

imh; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Broomfield, CO is seeking a Patient Service Representative (PSR) to be the first connection for patients, greeting and assisting with intake, scheduling, and care coordination. The PSR ensures a superior patient experience by addressing needs related to intake and care.

You will document calls in the EMR, verify insurance information, collect required forms, and guide patients through billing-related steps while maintaining privacy and professionalism.

Qualifications

• Six months of customer service experience with interactions with customers.
• Basic computer skills (word processing and data entry).
• Professional demeanor and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with patients and caregivers to deliver top customer/patient satisfaction.
• Ability to protect PHI and maintain privacy and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist patients in person or by phone; support intake and care processes.
• Document all calls and interactions accurately in the EMR.
• Schedule appointments for visits, tests, referrals, and consultations.
• Register patients by verifying and updating demographic data and insurance information.
• Obtain insurance cards, IDs, signatures, and coordinate benefits as needed; assist with pre-certifications.

Skills

Professional Etiquette

Adaptability

Computer Literacy

Payment Handling

Critical Thinking

Confidentiality

Collaboration

Time Management

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

EMR Systems

Job description

Job Description:

The Patient Service Representative (PSR) serves as the first connection between Intermountain and patients. This role embodies Intermountain values and focuses on establishing collaborative relationships with patients and fellow caregivers to deliver the highest level of customer/patient satisfaction. The PSR ensures a superior customer experience by identifying and resolving patient needs related to patient intake and care, which may include greeting and checking-in/out patients, as well as verifying information supplied by patients.

Essential Functions

• Provides courteous and professional connections with patients over the phone, in person or via secure messaging. Resolves patient needs skills to ensure a superior customer experience by identifying and resolving patient needs related to patient intake and care.
• Documents all phone calls accurately and completely in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Schedules patient appointments for visits, procedures, diagnostic tests, referrals, and/or consultations.
• Registers patients over the phone or in person by confirming, entering, and/or updating all required demographic data on patient and guarantor on the registration system. Follows procedures when identifying patients.
• Obtains copies of insurance cards, forms of ID, and signatures on all required forms. May verify information on appropriate accounts to determine insurance coordination of benefits, may include pre-certification/prior authorization .
• Assists patients in completing necessary forms to meet regulatory and billing needs prior to receiving clinical care. Scans necessary paperwork and educates patient on financial assistance. Proactively requests payments from patients on current and past medical services. Receives and processes those payments following appropriate procedures for handling payments.
• Stays current on role/responsibilities, updates etc. which may include reviewing monthly email/newsletter, ambulatory epic dashboard, patient access, work ques, attend clinic/service line meetings, review emails each shift, etc. to ensure the highest standard of performance is achieved.

Skills

• Professional Etiquette
• Adaptability
• Computer Literacy
• Payment Handling
• Critical Thinking
• Confidentiality
• Collaboration
• Time Management
• Problem Solving

Minimum Qualifications

• Six months of customer service experience involving interactions with customers.
• Demonstrated basic computer skills involving word processing and data entry.
• Professional manner and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with patients and fellow caregivers to deliver the highest level of customer/patient satisfaction.
• Ability to protect privacy, confidentiality, and Protected Health Information (PHI) of patients, members, and caregivers.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of customer service experience involving interactions with customers in person and by phone.
• Billing and collections experience.
• Computer literacy in using electronic medical records (EMR) systems and other relevant software.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Multilingual

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for caregivers to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
• Position may require standing for long periods of time, lifting supplies
• May assist patients into/out of the clinic.

Location

Broomfield Clinic

Work City

Broomfield

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

$19.29 - $25.61

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

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