Front Office Specialist PRN

Concentra, Inc; South Portland (ME); In loco; USD 23.818 - 30.968; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Concentra, Inc in South Portland, ME is hiring a Patient Service Specialist - PRN to manage front-office tasks and deliver exceptional patient care. You will register patients, schedule appointments, answer multi-line calls, and direct patients to the right services while maintaining HIPAA compliance.

The role emphasizes accuracy in paperwork, patient education, and teamwork with clinical staff. Prior front-office experience and a high school diploma are preferred; compensation ranges hourly as

Competenze

• 6 months to 1 year of job-related experience
• Working knowledge of state-specific occupational medicine requirements preferred
• Ability to use front office software and Microsoft Office

Mansioni

• Greet patients and visitors
• Communicate wait times to patients and direct them accordingly
• Obtain authorization to process patients for services as needed
• Check in patients using the patient management system
• Explain required forms and ensure proper completion

Conoscenze

Customer service

Attention to detail

Sense of urgency

Initiative

Flexibility

Communication

Formazione

High School Diploma or GED

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Patient management system

Descrizione del lavoro

Patient Service Specialist - PRN

Location: US-ME-South Portland

Job ID: 350364

Position Category: Medical Center - Front Office

Position Type: Per Diem

Recruiter: Full Name: First Last - Jeffrey Juhas

Overview

Are you ready to take your career to new heights? At Concentra, you will be a vital member of our patient care team and play a crucial role in providing exceptional care to our patients. Our mission is to improve the health of America's workforce, one patient at a time. Join us at Concentra and see how your clinical competency and compassion can make a meaningful difference in the lives of the patients you serve.

The Patient Service Specialist performs complex administrative duties including but not limited to patient registration, patient scheduling, providing excellent customer service to clients, and management of multi-line phone system. This role requires a general knowledge of various systems and/or procedures. This position ensures that every patient is treated with quality clinical care and is provided a welcoming and respectful experience.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and visitors
• Communicate wait times to patients and direct them accordingly
• Obtain authorization, as needed, to process patients for services
• Check in patients using appropriate patient management system
• Explain all required forms to patients and ensure proper completion of all paperwork
• Answer incoming telephone lines and direct the caller accordingly
• Contact patients regarding appointment reminders, rescheduling, or cancellations.
• Check out patients in appropriate patient management system and distribute records
• File paperwork, medical records, and correspondence
• Maintain inventory of office supplies and printed forms
• Manage dissemination of all paperwork to outside parties including non-injury, custody, and control forms
• Follow HIPAA guidelines and safety rules
• Attend center staff meetings
• Participate in initial and ongoing training as required
• Complete processing of patient referrals including accurate checkout, paperwork processing, patient education, and communication with Client Support Group
• Assist Center Operations Director or other leader in managing daily administrative functions
• Assist in maintaining a neat, clean, and orderly appearance throughout the facility
• Use employer reporting tool to scan and distribute employer results and paperwork
• Review clinician transcriptions and enter applicable charges via internal charge entry system.
• Perform some medical assistant duties such as breath alcohol tests, drug screens, TB skin test reads and/or other duties as assigned/approved by medical leadership

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Education Level: High School Diploma or GED

Job-Related Experience

• 6 months to 1 year
• Working knowledge of state-specific occupational medicine requirements preferred

Job-Related Skills/Competencies

• Concentra Core Competencies of Service Mentality, Attention to Detail, Sense of Urgency, Initiative and Flexibility
• Ability to make decisions or solve problems by using logic to identify key facts, explore alternatives, and propose quality solutions
• Outstanding customer service skills as well as the ability to deal with people in a manner which shows tact and professionalism
• The ability to properly handle sensitive and confidential information (including HIPAA and PHI) in accordance with federal and state laws and company policies
• Demonstrated effective communication and interaction with employers, patients, providers, and other employees
• Demonstrated ability to maintain working relationship with all levels of employees
• Demonstrated excellent customer service skills
• Demonstrated intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office such as Word, Excel, Outlook and entry of data into various systems/applications
• Ability to perform all aspects of front office operations
• Drive to achieve or exceed established service standards

Additional Data

This job requires access to confidential and critical information, requiring ongoing discretion and secure information management.

This position is eligible to earn a base compensation rate in the state range of $17.29to $22.48 hourlydepending on job-related factors as permitted by applicable law, such as level of experience, geographic location where the work is performed, and/or seniority.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Concentra is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination, and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including hiring, promotion and advancement, without regard to the following characteristics: race, color, national origin, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local fair employment practice laws.