Patient Services Representative - Greensburg

UPMC; Greensburg (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Patient Services Representative in Greensburg, contributing to a culture of service excellence while welcoming patients and facilitating their healthcare journey. This role offers flexible scheduling, a collaborative team environment, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in medical billing, fiscal, or customer service functions is preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.
• Experience with Medipac, Epic, or other health records systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Welcome patients upon arrival and collect copayments.
• Update patient registration and schedule appointments.
• Assist in educating patients about financial responsibility.

Skills

Customer service skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Tools

PC-based applications

Job description

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UPMC’s Greensburg office is currently hiring a flex, fulltime Patient Services Representative to join our team!

Whether you're looking for a collaborative team setting, excellent work-life balance or experience with an industry leader, our Patient Services Representative opportunity offers many ways for you to get involved!

UPMC East’s Greensburg location is currently seeking an organized and detail-minded individual to fill a flex, fulltime Patient Services Representative role. This position will be scheduled for various daylight shifts, Monday thru Friday including 7:45 am - 4:15 pm and 8 am - 4:30 pm. This position will also travel to the Murrysville clinic as needed.

Candidates will be placed into the appropriate job title/salary grade based on experience and education.

UPMC offers a competitive benefits package and provides the opportunity to continue to grow professionally from both a technical and managerial standpoint.

Apply today to see where your career can go!

Purpose:

A Patient Services Representative is responsible for welcoming patients upon arrival, promoting the usage of new and emerging consumer-friendly technologies, educating patients on their copayments and financial obligations and collecting payments when applicable, scheduling subsequent appointments within the continuum of care, connecting patients to financial advocacy resources when appropriate, updating patient's demographics and insurance coverage information, and promoting an overall culture of service excellence. Patient Services Representative display strong customer service skills that ensure that patients and family members have the desired UPMC Experience at UPMC physician practices, hospitals, and outpatient surgery departments.

Responsibilities:

• Provide a warm greeting for all patients
• Guide patient through use of self-arrival technology or check-in patient at desk depending on patient preference
• Collect copayments and any other applicable patient payments at the point of service
• Confirm and/or update patient registration information at checkout
• Schedule follow-up appointments within the practice at checkout
• Schedule or connect patient to resources to schedule for ancillary services at checkout
• Help patients navigate the healthcare system by providing clear and understandable instructions.
• Provides follow-up to unresolved patient questions or needs to ensure the appropriate continuity of care.
• Understands the principles of service recovery and is both empowered and responsible for taking appropriate action to recover from service that does not meet the expectation of the UPMC Experience.
• Register patients in Biometrics (fingerprint recognition) program and explain benefits
• Promote MyUPMC patient portal and assist patients in registration when applicable
• Assist patients in education of financial responsibility and connect them to advocacy resources as needed
• Confirm/verify insurance benefits with the appropriate carrier via online verification systems or telephone inquiries
• Obtain signature of patient or family member for consent to treatment and financial responsibility following the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules and regulations
• Appropriately distribute / triage phone calls to other areas and / or clinical providers
• Assist with administrative duties in the office including but not limited to scanning of medical records and faxing
• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors
• Completion of high school graduate or equivalent is required.
• Experience with personal computer-based applications, other various office equipment and proficient typing skills are preferred.
• Two years of experience in a medical / billing / fiscal or customer service function is preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.
• Prior experience with Medipac, Epic, or other health records systems is preferred.
  
  

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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