Patient Service Representative

Hugh Chatham Health; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 27,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan with employer match

Education assistance

Job summary

Advocate Health in Oshkosh, WI, is seeking a Front Desk/Registration Associate to support the Pediatrics department. This full-time role handles patient greeting, registration, scheduling, and insurance verification in a fast-paced medical office. 40 hours/week, Monday–Friday, 8:15am–4:45pm, with no nights, weekends, or holidays.

The position emphasizes excellent customer service, strong communication, and solid computer/data-entry skills, in a busy outpatient setting within Advocate Health.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) with patients, staff and physicians.
• Intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Office and email.
• Training or experience in keyboarding/data entry with speed and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions; file information alphabetically/numerically.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and visitors; answer calls; route information requests.
• Register patients; collect demographic and insurance data; verify coverage; post payments.
• Schedule appointments; coordinate cancellations/reschedules; provide prep/instructions to patients.
• Update insurance and financial data; communicate changes to patients.
• Ensure accurate insurance/patient data; comply with payer requirements.
• Identify and resolve registration issues; escalate as needed.
• Monitor patient flow and assist with transportation/directions as required.
• Complete visit closure: check-out, follow-up scheduling, visit summaries.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Computer skills

Data entry

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Department

01450 AMG Westhaven - Pediatrics: General

Department

01450 AMG Westhaven - Pediatrics: General

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

This position will support the Pediatric department in Oshkosh. Monday-Friday, 8:15am-4:45pm. No nights, weekends or holidays.

Pay Range

$19.80 - $29.70

Major Responsibilities

• Greets patients and visitors and responds to routine requests for information. Answers telephone, screens calls, and takes messages.
• Registers patients; obtains demographic and insurance information; verifies insurance coverage, collects co-pays, deductibles, and previous balances; posts payments and updates demographic and insurance information.
• Schedules patient appointments and coordinates cancellations, reschedules, and additions to schedules. Provides accurate, detailed information regarding test preparations, time patient to arrive, and any other directional information needed by patient.
• Updates insurance, financial responsibility and other data when changes or additions occur, and communicates to patient as appropriate.
• Ensures insurance and patient information obtained is complete and accurate, applying acquired knowledge of government and third party payer requirements.
• Identifies, reports, and resolves problems regarding registration to appropriate individuals and departments.
• Monitors patient flow to ensure they are cared for in the most efficient and courteous manner. Offers various assistance to patients to include: arranging transportation needs, providing directions, locating wheelchair, etc.
• Performs visit closure including checking out patients after visit, scheduling follow-up appointments, and providing patients with a visit summary.
• May file, retrieve, and/or deliver patient information and/or records, and completes required forms/documentation.

Licensure, Registration, And/or Certification Required

• None Required.

Education Required

• High School Graduate.

Experience Required

• No experience required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills; ability to effectively communicate with a variety of patients, staff and physicians.
• Intermediate computer skills including experience in using personal computers; including Microsoft Office or similar applications, and electronic mail.
• Training or experience in keyboarding/data entry with an emphasis on speed and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, and to sort and file information alphabetically and numerically.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with a strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Exposed to normal medical office environment, may be exposed to potentially ill patients.
• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment To You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.