Patient Service Representative

15400 Intermountain Medical Center; Wheat Ridge (CO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health is seeking a patient access specialist to support front-line patient interactions at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. The role involves answering inquiries, scheduling visits, and updating patient data in the EMR with accuracy.

Successful candidates will have at least six months' customer service experience, strong communication skills, and a focus on protecting PHI. This full-time, on-site position offers benefits eligibility and a competitive hourly rate.

Qualifications

• Six months of customer service experience.
• Basic computer skills including word processing and data entry.
• Professional manner and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to protect privacy, confidentiality and PHI.
• Ability to work collaboratively with patients and fellow caregivers to deliver high patient satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Provides courteous and professional connections with patients over the phone, in person or via secure messaging.
• Resolves patient needs 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 EMR.
• Schedules patient appointments for visits, procedures, diagnostic tests, referrals, and/or consultations.
• Registers patients over the phone or in person by confirming and updating all required demographic data.

Skills

Customer service

Data entry

Interpersonal communication

PHI protection

Billing and collections

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Locations

Cottonwood Clinic, Copper Hills Clinic, Intermountain Medical Center, Holladay Clinic, TOSH Taylorsville Clinic, West Jordan Clinic, West Valley Clinic, Taylorsville Clinic Memorial Clinic.

Posting Specifics

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

Benefits Eligible: Yes, check them out here.

Shift Details: Full-time, 36-40 hours per week, schedules will vary.

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/outof the clinic.

Location (Extended)

Cottonwood Medical Clinic, Eccles Outpatient Center - IMC, Holladay Clinic, Holladay Pediatrics - North, Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center, Taylorsville Clinic, TOSH, West Jordan Clinic, West Valley Clinic.

Work City and State

Work City: Murray Work State: Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40.

Hourly Range

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $18.31 - $23.80.

Company Culture

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.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 4,800 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in clinical quality improvement and efficient healthcare delivery.

Join our world-class team and embark on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment. To find out more about us, head to our career site here.

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The primary intent of this job description is to set a fair and equitable rate of pay for this classification. Only those key duties necessary for proper job evaluation and/or labor market analysis have been included. Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor. All positions subject to close without notice. Thanks for your interest in continuing your career with our team!