Patient Service Specialist II, Full Time- Midwest Ear Institute

Company: Saint Luke's Health System
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description

The Patient Service Specialist II provides ongoing, onsite customer support to patients in the ambulatory hospital setting. The position strives to ensure that every patient and their guest receives the best customer service possible and that they feel valued and cared for. This position requires that a proven record of medical ambulatory experience and the initiative to take on additional tasks and responsibilities.

Shift: Tuesday- Friday 7:30am-6:30pm

• Works in a hospital outpatient environment with high acuity patients, multi-disciplinary clinical teams, complex clinic structures, procedures, imaging, and/or diagnostic testing.
• Greets patients at the front desk.
• Admits/Registers patients, including insurance verification and processing co-payments for both facility and provider, as appropriate.
• Schedules appointments and ensures timing of future appointments meets eligibility requirements, as appropriate.
• Ensures that patients receive excellent customer service and are updated with waiting times and any potential delays.
• Performs a variety of general clerical functions including, but not limited to, answering the telephone, communicating messages through email or Epic, and making reminder calls.
• Interacts with the Financial Clearance Center Team to coordinate information needed to communicate benefits and patient responsibility for the facility billing portion.
• Assists with handling of electronic faxes and ensures requests are handled timely.
• Scans and uploads patient information to EMR.
• Works onsite in clinic
• Post-secondary education in a relevant field preferred.
• Additional qualifications include prior work experience in a medical setting, knowledge of medical terminology, excellent interpersonal and computer skills.
  
  Job Requirements
  
  Applicable Experience:
  2 years
  
  Job Details
  Full Time
  
  Day (United States of America)
  
  The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke's 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke's means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.
  
  Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.
  
  Effective November 1st, 2021, full COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for all Saint Luke's Health System employees unless a medical or religious exemption is approved.

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