Clinic Patient Representative Senior - Tyler Specialty Gastroenterology
Company: Christus Health
Location: Tyler
Posted on: October 25, 2024
Job Description:
Description
Summary:
Greets, instructs, directs and schedules patients and visitors.
Serves as a liaison between patient and medical support staff. May
assist with various duties within the clinic. Verifies insurance
benefits and assists with referrals. Collects payments and prepares
cash for deposits.
Responsibilities:
- Maintains flow of patient check-in, verifies demographic and
insurance information and enters into computer database. Assures
that information in patient account is accurate.
- Assists with answering phones, taking messages and assisting
with patient and staff inquiries.
- Responds to CBO requests for patient account corrections and/or
maintenance, in a timely manner.
- Schedules appointments for patients in accordance with
physician guidelines.
- Collects time of service payment amounts; collects prior
balance amounts and/or arranging payment plans as requested.
The following duties may also be performed:
- Checks in patients, verifies and updates necessary information
in the medical record. Assists patients with completing all
necessary forms.
- Scheduled appoints according to clinician template and follows
office scheduling policies.
- Assists front office lead/supervisor with other administrative
duties such as front end duties, denials, work queues and correct
any errors to ensure clean claims.
- Screens visitors and responds to routine requests for
information.
- Follows the CHRISTUS Health guidelines related to the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), designed to
prevent or detect unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health
Information (PHI).
- Maintains strict confidentiality.
- Uses oral and written communication skills to effectively
convey ideas in a clear, positive manner that is consistent with
the CHRISTUS Mission.
- Maintains established CHRISTUS Health policies, procedures,
objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection
control.
- Performs job responsibilities in a manner that is consistent
with the CHRISTUS Mission and Code of Ethics and supportive of
CHRISTUS Health's cultural diversity objectives.
- Supports and adheres to CHRISTUS Service Guarantee.
- Performs other related work as assigned by leadership.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Knowledge of managed care preferred.
- Ability to operate 10 key calculator by touch, telephone,
computer, copier, and fax machine.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and good math
knowledge essential.
- Some College Preferred
- Three or more years of experience in a health care
organization.
- ICD9 and CPT coding (advanced skills) Preferred
- Experience with charge posting or collections Preferred
Work Type:
Full Time
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