Patient Service Representative

Hmcks; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team at a forward-thinking healthcare clinic dedicated to providing integrated services to the community. As a Patient Service Representative, you will play a crucial role in ensuring patients receive the care they need by managing appointments, assisting with registration, and maintaining confidentiality. This full-time position offers a supportive environment where your contributions will directly impact the health and well-being of individuals from diverse backgrounds. With a focus on holistic care, this is an opportunity to be part of a close-knit team committed to making healthcare accessible and affordable for all.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

PTO

401K with Matching

Life Insurance

Discounted Wellness Memberships

Qualifications

• Minimum education: High school diploma/GED required.
• 6 months experience as a medical receptionist preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accurately enters patient information into the Electronic Health Record.
• Manages appointments and verifies insurance eligibility.

Skills

Customer Service

Multi-line Phone Experience

Confidentiality Maintenance

Computer Knowledge

Medical Terminology

Bilingual in Spanish

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Electronic Health Record System

Job description

Job Purpose:

The Patient Service Representative (PSR) works as a member of Health Ministries Clinic team in an integrated primary-care/behavioral health setting. The PSR assists providers to care for patients by scheduling appointments and taking phone calls for the clinic. PSRs do participate in staff meetings, and staff training as required for the job role. The PSRs work closely with patients to ensure the accuracy of their dental appointments, personal information, and billing information.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Accurately enters a variety of information into the Electronic Health Record.
• Accurately checks patients in for appointments and scans a variety of documents into system.
• Demonstrate courtesy, patience, and helpfulness toward patients and their families
• Manage appointments and stay informed of appointment status
• Answer phones promptly, courteously, and efficiently
• Assist patients with registration forms
• Enter patient information accurately in the electronic health record
• Verify insurance eligibility
• Verify eligibility for sliding fee discount schedule
• Collect and accurately record payments and co-payments for all services
• Assist providers as needed
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information, including HIPAA
• Follow HMC policies and procedures

Additional Details:

• Job Type: Full-Time
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM
• Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, PTO, 401K with matching, Life insurance, Discounted wellness memberships, and more!

Qualifications:

• Minimum education: High school diploma/GED required
• 6 months experience as a medical receptionist or medical records clerk preferred
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information is required
• Experience with customer service and multi-line phones is preferred
• Computer knowledge, and ability to work independently with little direction requires
• Medical terminology/procedural knowledge strongly preferred but not required
• Bi-Lingual ability in Spanish is preferred, but not required

Why HMC:

Health Ministries Clinic is an FQHC that provides care to all members of the community regardless of socioeconomic or insurance status. Services clinic-wide are provided using sliding fee scales to make healthcare affordable to patients without insurance. We believe that integrated healthcare serves to treat the whole person and not just the symptoms. This is why we offer our patients Behavioral Health, Primary Medical Care, Laboratory, Imaging, and Pharmaceutical services all under one roof with the addition of Dental care just blocks away. If you want to be part of a caring close-knit team that provides care for our ever-growing population of patients, please apply.