Patient Service Representative 1 - Call Center (Bilingual)

Inova Health System; Virginia (MN); Remote; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Inova Health System seeks a Patient Service Representative 1 for its call center, requiring accountability and effective communication skills. This role involves managing patient calls, scheduling, and verifying insurance while upholding high standards of customer service. A bilingual candidate is preferred to cater to diverse patient populations. The position offers robust benefits, including medical coverage, retirement matching, and education assistance.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement matching

Tuition and Student Loan Assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off and flexible schedules

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bilingual proficiency (Spanish) preferred.
• Strong communication skills and prior customer service experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound calls to support patient scheduling and registration.
• Verify insurance coverage and ensure patient satisfaction.
• Communicate changes and provide timely support to patients.

Skills

Bilingual proficiency (Spanish)

Communication skills

Customer service

Education

High School or GED

Tools

Electronic scheduling systems

Job description

Patient Service Representative 1 - Call Center (Bilingual)

VA, United States and 1 more

Job Description

The Patient Service Representative 1 demonstrates accountability, accuracy, and effective communication skills relative to departmental goals. Responsible for inbound calls from a single department to support patients in scheduling, completes all registration processes, verifies insurance coverage to ensure approval and provides accurate information to the patient to ensure a great experience with any of their needs.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules

Patient Service Representative 1 Job Responsibilities:

• Works independently to complete incoming calls without close supervision; Delivers an acceptable volume of work with high levels of accuracy while improving inefficiencies and minimizing repetitive errors by revising current workflow procedures.
• Selects an appropriate method of communication for audiences and adjusts communication style when needed.
• Follows EPIC scheduling process to identify the best provider for the patient’s appointment needs.
• Exceeds all contact center metric goals to ensure calls are handled effectively and efficiently; This includes Availability Rate, Avoidance Rate, First Call Resolution, Patient Survey Responses and Quality Assurance Scores.
• Interviews patients to secure and document required medical, financial, demographic and insurance information.
• Navigates communication for Patient to Practice/Clinic Front Desk, Nurses, and Physicians for any medical or appointment needs.
• Ensures internet services work successfully from home, and if not able to work remote due to equipment or service issues, will report to an identified location to provide patient and team support.
• Communicates scheduling changes to patients, staff, physicians and patient representatives in a timely and professional manner.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education:High School or GED
• Experience: No experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual proficiency (Spanish) to support diverse patient populations
• Prior experience in a customer service role with a strong emphasis on patient satisfaction
• Healthcare expereince is preferred
• Previous employment in a high-volume call center or centralized scheduling environment
• Familiarity with metric-driven performance standards, such as call volume, wait times, or first-call resolution
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to handle sensitive or confidential information
• Proficiency in using electronic scheduling systems and/or patient management software (e.g., Epic, Cerner)

Remote Eligibility: This position is eligible for remote work for candidates residing in the following states - VA, MD, DC, DE, FL, GA, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WV

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity orexpression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (includingchildbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation,veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Job Info

• Job Identification 669752
• Job Category Patient Services
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations VA, United States MD, United States