Patient Service Representative - Internal Medicine

Summit Health Management; Wethersfield (CT); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Health Management is seeking a friendly and organized front desk receptionist to greet patients, manage registration, and handle scheduling in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Responsibilities include answering calls, processing payments, updating patient records, and coordinating with clinical staff to ensure smooth patient visits. Strong English communication and customer service skills are essential, as is familiarity with EHR and Practice Management Systems.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED required.
• Associate Degree preferred.
• Heartsaver within 30 days of hire.
• PSR experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• Must have the ability to organize and perform multiple tasks in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of medical office terminology preferred.
• Basic proficiency in computer use required.
• Experience with EHR and Practice Management Systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greets visitors, patients, and families in a friendly, professional manner and directs them accordingly.
• Maintains an efficient patient flow through the registration process and provides excellent customer service.
• Answers the telephone promptly, directs calls, takes messages, and routes to the appropriate person.
• Informs patients of delays in physician schedules and assists with patient comfort.
• Posts all self-pay charges, collects payments, and provides receipts.
• Accurately reconciles daily payments and reconciles billing slips to daily schedule.
• Opens/closes batches, reconciles collections, and prepares deposits.
• Scans insurance cards, processes verifications, and updates patient accounts.
• Updates patient information including demographics, insurance, HIPAA forms and waivers.
• Schedules appointments according to guidelines; uses waitlist when applicable.
• Confirms future appointments as needed.
• Reviews eligibility and phone reports.
• Schedules and enters orders for tests and procedures with proper workflows.
• Works with staff to ensure timely pre-authorizations.
• Completes referrals per guidelines and enters data into systems.
• Communicates issues to Office Supervisor/Manager promptly.

Skills

Customer service

English communication

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Basic computer skills

Education

High School Diploma

Associate Degree

Heartsaver Certification

Tools

EHR system

Practice Management System

Windows office

Job description

About Our Company

We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care. Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies Village Medical, Village Medical at Home, Summit Health, CityMD, and Starling Physicians. When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care.

Please Note: We will only contact candidates regarding your applications from one of the following domains: @summithealth.com, @citymd.net, @villagemd.com, @villagemedical.com, @westmedgroup.com, @starlingphysicians.com, or @bmctotalcare.com.

Job Description

Essential Job Functions

• Greets visitors, patients, and families in a friendly professional manner and directs them appropriately.
• Maintains an efficient patient flow through the registration process and provides excellent customer service to patients/families.
• Promptly answers the telephone, directs all calls appropriately, takes an accurate message and delivers to the appropriate individual/demonstrates appropriate etiquette.
• Informs patients of delay in physician schedules, assists with patient comfort while delayed.
• Posts all self-pay charges, collects payments, and provides patient with receipt.
• Accurately reconciles daily payments.
• Reconciles billing slips to daily schedule.
• Opens and closes batches properly, accurately reconciles collections, prepares deposits and documents corrections.
• Scans the insurance card, processes insurance verifications utilizing the on-line system, and updates the patient account.
• Updates patient information including demographics, insurance, HIPAA forms and financial waivers.
• Schedules appointments accurately according to department guidelines; using waitlist when applicable.
• Confirms future appointments as needed.
• Review Eligibility and Phone report.
• Schedules and enters orders for diagnostic tests, and procedures, following all appropriate workflows.
• Works cooperatively with Patient Care Resources and clinical staff to ensure timely pre-authorizations.
• Completes referrals according to departmental guidelines and properly enters into the appropriate system.
• Effectively communicates problems, concerns, or issues to the Office Supervisor / Manager appropriately and promptly.

General Job Functions

• Performs various clerical duties such as faxing, photocopying, scanning, filing and mailings.
• Demonstrates flexibility with various work schedules, covers for other staff when asked including other office locations.
• Demonstrates the ability to adequately follow downtime procedures.
• Other job duties as required.

Education, Certification, Computer and Training Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED required.
• Associate Degree preferred.
• Heartsaver within 30 days of hire.
• Previous PSR experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• Must have the ability to organize and perform multiple tasks in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of medical office and terminology preferred.
• Basic proficiency in computer use required.
• Previous experience with Standard Office Technology in a Window based environment preferred.
• Experience with EHR, Practice Management System and Departmental/Ancillary Systems preferred.

Travel

• Ability to commute to satellite offices as needed.

About Our Commitment - Total Rewards at VillageMD

Our team members are essential to our mission to reshape healthcare through the power of connection. VillageMD highly values the critical role that health and wellness play in the lives of our team members and their families. Participation in VillageMD’s benefit platform includes Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Vision, FSA coverages and a 401k savings plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Our Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, creed, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender status), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.