Patient Services Representative | Specialty Clinics | Full Time

Gritman Medical Center Inc.; Moscow (ID); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Gritman Medical Center, Inc. in Moscow, ID is seeking a Patient Services Representative for the Specialty Clinics. This full-time role greets patients, schedules appointments, handles deposits, and maintains accurate patient accounts using Epic.

The position emphasizes excellent customer service and confidentiality in a fast-paced clinical setting. Ideal candidates will have prior medical office experience and a positive, flexible approach to teamwork, with strong verbal and written

Qualifications

• Experience with computers and basic office functions.
• Excellent customer service and strong communication skills.
• Ability to work closely with others and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and visitors professionally.
• Manage call queue and lobby wait times.
• Enter insurance information and schedule appointments.
• Maintain accurate patient accounts and deposits.
• Protect patient rights and confidentiality.
• Utilize Epic to support workflow and check-in.

Skills

Customer service

Written communication

Verbal communication

Positive attitude

Critical thinking

Flexibility

Teamwork

Computer skills

Education

Medical office experience

Tools

Epic

Job description

Patient Services Representative | Specialty Clinics | Full Time

Job Category: Admissions, Assessment &Referral Staff

Requisition Number: PATIE004087

Locations

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Gritman Medical Center, Inc.
Moscow, ID 83843, USA

Description

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Greet patients and visitors on the phone or in person with professionalism representing the Gritman Way
• Maintains a positive attitude works well with all staff and departments
• Monitor call queue and/or lobby for wait times or issues
• Protect patient rights by maintaining strict confidentiality
• Enters quality phone notes/patient cases Prepare end of day deposit reconciliation paperwork
• Maintains accurate and complete patient accounts
• Quality Data input of insurance information
• Appropriate scheduling of appointments
• Obtains appropriate information from patients for new and existing accounts
• Responsible for keeping the reception area clean
• Maintains a balanced cash drawer
• Consistently demonstrates AIDET
• Registers patients for the portal Performs opening and closing tasks
• Collects copays/outstanding balances
• Assists in the preparation of proper paperwork for appointment/chart prep
• Responds to simple face-to-face medical record requests from patients
• Reviews and researches patient concerns/complaints
• Works with Epic to problem solve workflow issues when a patient is having difficulty checking in.
• Manages patient appointment confirmation through Epic.

Job Requirements:

• Work Experience: Experience working with computers.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Basic office functions, excellent customer service, written and verbal communication, positive attitude, ability to work closely with others, critical thinking, flexibility, computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior education and/or experience in a medical office.

Functional Demands:

• Physical Demands: Fast-paced environment, some lifting, reaching, pushing, pulling, sitting, standing, corrected vision and hearing required.
• Environmental Conditions: Indoors, exposure to limited outdoor environment, exposure to public germs and viruses.

Organizational Expectations:

• Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
• Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
• Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet environment.
• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope-of-practice or job role.
• Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
• Maintains compliance with organization’s policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards.
• Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential information.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service through their attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in The Gritman Way.

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