Patient Access Specialist Remote

Career Opportunities with 61st Street Service Corp

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The 61st Street Service Corporation provides administrative and clinical support staff for Columbia Doctors
. This position will support Columbia Doctors, one of the largest multi-specialty practices in the Northeast. Columbia Doctors’ practices comprise an experienced group of more than 2,800 physicians, surgeons, dentists, and nurses, offering more than 240 specialties and subspecialties.

Job Summary:

The Patient Access Specialist I provides support to the Columbia West Campus sphere that is part of a system wide access center managing large volumes of inquiries and requests from patients and customers for access/assistance in scheduling diagnostic services, physician referral/appointments, and general information on Columbia Doctors. The Patient Access Specialist I is a key role in our patient experience ecosystem and serves at the heart of the contact center acting as the front door to patient care.

Job Responsibilities:

• Greets patients and answers telephone calls.
• Communicates insurance participation, financial responsibility, and time of service policy to patient population.
• Obtain patients’ insurance and demographic information and ensure all obtained information is registered in EPIC.
• Performs real-time insurance verification and interprets responses.
• Collects pre-registration information to address outstanding Epic work queue accounts.
• Performs outbound calls to perform Epic referral scheduling.
• Contribute to the team by providing support and back-up coverage as needed and directed by Supervisor and/or Manager.
• General faxing, filing, and mail sorting.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or the equivalent required.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience including proficiency in medical terminology.
• Bachelor’s Degree or college-level coursework is preferred.
• Prior high volume customer service experience in a call center environment is preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

Hourly Rate Ranges: $23.82 - $30.02

Note:

Our salary offers will fall within these ranges based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, skill set, training, and education.