Patient Service Representative - Internal Medicine at Londonderry - Full Time

Southern New Hampshire Health; Londonderry (NH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage

Short-term and long-term disability insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

Competitive pay

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Londonderry is seeking a clerical support representative to manage front desk operations, including patient registration and appointment scheduling. The ideal candidate has a High School Diploma and preferably experience in healthcare settings. Responsibilities include greeting patients, verifying insurance, scheduling referrals, and ensuring efficient operations. The position offers comprehensive health benefits, competitive pay, and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a health care setting performing similar functions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greets and registers patients; notifies medical staff of their arrival.
• Verifies current address and insurance status.
• Schedules referral appointments with specialists and hospital tests.
• Checks out patient from the office; collects payments.
• Maintains providers' schedules, optimizing appointment scheduling.
• Assists in developing systems for effective patient registration.

Skills

Clerical support

Patient registration

Scheduling appointments

Proficient in MS Office

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Summary

Acts as a representative in all areas of clerical support. Assumes responsibility for all facets of front desk operations, including greeting and registering patients, answering phones, scheduling appointments, entering patient charges and demographics. Retrieving and updating medical records, collecting fees and performing general clerical and other duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities

• Greets and registers patients; notifies medical staff of their arrival.
• Verifies current address and insurance status.
• Uses appropriate company procedures, referring doctors and correct protocols for writing referrals. Schedules referral appointments with specialists, hospital testing and lab work.
• Completes prior authorization of testing according to insurance requirements.
• Checks out patient from the office. Collects payments and schedules follow up appointments or specialty appointments as appropriate. If office requires post charges to the patients account using appropriate diagnostic and CPT coding to ensure correct charging and posting to patient accounts.
• Maintains providers schedules, optimizing effective scheduling of appointments. Confirms appointments for daily schedule.
• Assists in developing and implementing systems to support effective and accurate registration of patients. Makes recommendations to increase efficiency of patient care or administrative functioning of area.

Education/Experience/Licensure

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience: Previous experience in a health care setting performing similar functions preferred.
• Certification/Licensure: N/A
• Software/Hardware: Proficient in MS Office.

What Elliot Health System Has to Offer

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage
• Competitive pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• And more!