Patient Service Representative

Intermountain Health; Utah; On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Eligible

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Utah Valley Clinic seeks a thoughtful Patient Service Representative to be the friendly first point of contact for patients. You’ll greet, check-in/out, verify demographics and insurance, and document interactions in the EMR to support smooth care delivery.

The role emphasizes customer/patient satisfaction, collaboration with caregivers, and scheduling appointments, with 24 hours per week and a pay range of $18.31–$23.80 per hour, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Six months of customer service experience.
• Basic computer and data-entry skills.
• Professional manner and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to protect PHI and patient privacy.
• Multilingual abilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet and check-in/out patients; verify demographics.
• Document calls and visits in the EMR accurately.
• Schedule appointments and referrals as needed.
• Collect and verify insurance information; assist with registrations.
• Educate patients on financial assistance and collect payments if applicable.
• Maintain high level of customer/patient satisfaction.

Skills

Customer service

PHI privacy

Interpersonal communication

EMR familiarity

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. Job Description

Join Our Team as a Patient Service Representative!

We are seeking an organized and compassionate Patient Service Representative to join our healthcare team. If you're passionate about providing exceptional care and want to work in an environment that values growth, we'd love to hear from you!

Posting Specifics

• Entry Rate: $18.31 - $23.80 depending on experience


• Benefits Eligible: Yes


• Shift Details: Partl-time, 24 hours per week


• Float Pool Shifts depend on clinic requests for coverage. The float pool provides coverage for clinics that open as early as 6:30 AM and stay open as late as 7 PM Monday thru Friday, as well as InstaCares which are open 7 days a week and holidays, typically from 7:50 AM - 8 PM except for Utah Valley which is open until midnight. Float Pool caregivers are expected to work the entire requested shift, usually 8-12 hours, and not partial shifts.

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.

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

• Utah Valley Clinic


• Work City: Provo


• Work State: Utah


• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24


• The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.


• $18.31 - $23.80

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