Patient Service Specialist — Intake, Scheduling & Care

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health is seeking an organized Patient Service Representative to be the first point of contact for patients, handling intake, scheduling, and data collection with a focus on outstanding service and confidentiality. This PRN role involves variability in hours and shifts to support caregiving teams.

The position emphasizes accurate data entry, insurance verification basics, and guiding patients through forms and payments while maintaining high standards of patient satisfaction.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Professional Etiquette

Adaptability

Computer Literacy

Payment Handling

Critical Thinking

Confidentiality

Collaboration

Time Management

Problem Solving

Job description

Intermountain Health is seeking an organized Patient Service Representative to be the first point of contact for patients, handling intake, scheduling, and data collection with a focus on outstanding service and confidentiality. This PRN role involves variability in hours and shifts to support caregiving teams.

The position emphasizes accurate data entry, insurance verification basics, and guiding patients through forms and payments while maintaining high standards of patient satisfaction.