Patient Services Coordinator

Fairview Health Services; Burnsville (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

PTO / Sick time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

Fairview Health Services seeks a Patient Services Coordinator to support daily patient flow and front desk operations. The role includes answering phones, scheduling and rescheduling appointments, greeting patients, processing forms, and maintaining a clean, welcoming environment.

You will use computer systems and standard office procedures, delivering exceptional customer service and clear communications to patients and staff in a healthcare setting. Prior scheduling experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of computers, database/word processing software and standard office procedures and equipment.
• Excellent customer service and communications skills.
• 1 year experience as a scheduler/administrative assistant in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Completes scheduling functions
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills
• Produces efficient and accurate schedules and associated reports
• Records and updates schedule changes accurately, communicating changes to all involved staff
• Seeks out solution to time conflicts directly through parties involved and other available resources.
• Scans pertinent documents into the patient record
• Informs patients if there is an unexpected change in their scheduled appointment, including offering other options, rescheduling or cancelling
• Completes clerical and reception duties
• Answers, screens, and responds to telephones calls
• Reviews and routes scans, faxes, inter-departmental or postal service mail
• Takes and leaves concise messages for patients and responds as requested
• Makes new patient packets
• Pulling and tallying data
• Word processing
• Report development
• Develops and implements office/department procedures to maintain systems and records
• Orders supplies and monitors par levels for the department
• Locates and orders repairs and service requests
• Maintains databases, files and records on a regular basis according to established procedure
• Completes the Medicare and Medical Assistance certification, as applicable
• The PSC working in settings that are providing patient care are responsible for:
• Checking in patients
• Facilitates all necessary paperwork
• Obtains all necessary patient consent and delivers privacy and bill of rights information
• Gathers patient demographic
• Obtains necessary signatures
• Ensuring waiting room and front desk appearance is professional and clean

Skills

Computers

Database/Word processing

Office procedures

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

Vocational/Technical training

AA/AS

Job description

Job Overview

The Patient Services Coordinator (PSC) performs a number of duties throughout the day, including answering phones, scheduling and rescheduling patients and clerical work. The PSC working in patient care settings is also responsible for greeting and checking in patients/visitors, providing and making sure patients fill out necessary forms as well as maintain a clean, welcoming environment. The PSC must have knowledge of computers, database/word processing software and standard office procedures and equipment. A candidate for this position must also possess excellent customer service and communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Completes scheduling functions
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills
• Produces efficient and accurate schedules and associated reports
• Records and updates schedule changes accurately, communicating changes to all involved staff
• Seeks out solution to time conflicts directly through parties involved and other available resources.
• Scans pertinent documents into the patient record
• Informs patients if there is an unexpected change in their scheduled appointment, including offering other options, rescheduling or cancelling
• Completes clerical and reception duties
• Answers, screens, and responds to telephones calls
• Reviews and routes scans, faxes, inter-departmental or postal service mail
• Takes and leaves concise messages for patients and responds as requested
• Makes new patient packets
• Pulling and tallying data
• Word processing
• Report development
• Develops and implements office/department procedures to maintain systems and records
• Orders supplies and monitors par levels for the department
• Locates and orders repairs and service requests
• Maintains databases, files and records on a regular basis according to established procedure
• Completes the Medicare and Medical Assistance certification, as applicable
• The PSC working in settings that are providing patient care are responsible for:
• Checking in patients
• Facilitates all necessary paperwork
• Obtains all necessary patient consent and delivers privacy and bill of rights information
• Gathers patient demographic
• Obtains necessary signatures
• Ensuring waiting room and front desk appearance is professional and clean

Preferred Qualifications

• Vocational/Technical training or
• A.A./A.S.
• 1 year experience as a scheduler/administrative assistant in a healthcare setting

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status