Patient Services Specialist

Description

Job Duties:

• Greet and welcome patients and visitors in a friendly and professional manner.
• Respond to patient and caregivers' inquiries compassionately and respectfully.
• Collect and process necessary forms, such as insurance details, medical histories, and consent forms.
• Collect co-pays, process payments, and verify insurance information for billing purposes.
• Communicate with patients, radiologists, or technologists regarding patient needs or appointment changes.
• Update and maintain accurate patient files, both physical and electronic, while ensuring confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Answer phone calls and relay messages.
• Assist with administrative tasks including filing, faxing, and scanning documents
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years related experience preferred.
• Prior healthcare experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent customer services skills with the ability to be empathetic to patient needs.
• Ability to show genuine concern and understanding towards patient circumstances.
• Strong communication skills, with ability to listen actively, while entering and verifying data.
• Ability to handle difficult situations with patients or staff, finding amicable solutions to scheduling issues, billing problems, or patient concerns.
• Attention to detail, time management and organizational skills required.
• Maintain composure under pressure when dealing with challenging patient situations calmly.
• Ability to solve problems, multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Dependability, reliability and teamwork are key success factors.
• Knowledge of healthcare insurance plans, medical terminology, and billing processes preferred.
• Knowledge of HIPAA regulations and patient confidentiality standards preferred.
• Familiarity with Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems and insurance verification software preferred.

Physical Requirements: This position may require lifting and carrying up to 40 pounds, sitting for prolonged periods of time, with frequent standing and walking.

Requirements

Join the fastest growing outpatient radiology practice in the Nation
- Simon Med Imaging!

Our commitment to excellence and improving patient care paired with the best-in-class technology allows us to be an industry leader in the constantly evolving health care environment. Secure your spot now and take advantage of a unique career opportunity to advance your skills while working alongside a dedicated team of board-certified subspecialty radiologists. We can't wait to meet you!

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Demonstrates competency in the performance of job-related skills appropriate to his/her customer populations and departmental services.
• Directly responsible for the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of the patient registration, check-in, check-out and insurance verification process.
• Informs patients of costs for care being provided and guides them to appropriate resources for further information.
• Answers telephones, relays messages and greets visitors/patients.
• Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices and procedures.
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Demonstrates competency in the performance of job-related skills appropriate to his/her customer populations and departmental services while providing excellent customer service.
• Utilizes and operates equipment and mechanical devices which provide for a functional, effective, and safe environment.
• Adheres to policies, procedures, guidelines relative to departmental operations.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with physicians, patients, and the public and be capable of establishing good working relationships with both internal and external customers.

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

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