Purpose:
Join our team! We are hiring for multiple Part-Time Limited and Casual Patient Services Representative opportunities. In this role, you’ll be one of the first points of contact for patients and families, helping create a welcoming and positive UPMC Experience. Responsibilities include assisting with check-in, scheduling appointments, updating demographic and insurance information, explaining financial obligations, collecting payments when applicable, connecting patients with financial resources, and helping patients navigate available technologies.
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.
- Stays informed on navigation and usability of UPMC Patient Portal; confidently and clearly communicates what patients need to know to navigate the Portal to ensure a smooth experience and continued access to health information and care services.