Bilingual Patient Services Specialist
Therapy Smarts, Inc · Durham, NC · 1 wk ago
Healthcare$18–$22/hrFull-time
About the role
A Patient Services Specialist provides essential support and administrative services to the clinic, therapists, patients, and their families in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Manage the check-in/check-out experience with minimal supervision, ensuring families move smoothly through the visit process.
- Independently handle daily front-desk operations such as phones, email traffic, and appointment flow using standardized scripts and workflow charts.
- Execute routine scheduling of appointments, reschedules, and cancellations within predefined protocols and clinic rules.
- Maintain EMR accuracy by entering and updating demographics, insurance details, and visit documentation consistently.
- Communicate with families through calls and EMR messaging promptly and in alignment with clinic communication standards.
- Take ownership of maintaining the waiting area, supply needs, and check-in materials in an efficient and proactive way.
- Proactively identify schedule conflicts, missing information, authorization, or incomplete documentation, and correct and resolve appropriately.
- Carry out routine administrative tasks, routing forms, preparing basic documentation, office maintenance, and supporting therapists as assigned.
- Manage daily payment collection, in line with clinic policy.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED equivalent.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, other employees, and the public.
- 2+ years of admin support in a medical environment is preferred.
- Knowledge about health insurance, pre-authorization, insurance verification, and medical terminology.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Able to work in a fast-paced and demanding work environment.
- Strong work ethic and professionalism at all times.
- Team mentality, flexibility, and willingness to learn.
- Ability to communicate effectively, multitask, and work under pressure with attention to detail and commitment to customer satisfaction.
- Uphold HIPAA compliance.
- Exercise good judgment and discretion.
- Technologically savvy and familiar with Microsoft Office products, including Google Workspace (Word, Excel).
- Good communication and networking skills.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off.
- Paid Federal Holidays.
- Up to 5 days off during the end-of-year shutdown.
- Health, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees.
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account.
- Voluntary Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Short Term Disability.
- 401K for full-time employees.
- Yearly performance bonus.
- Fun, multi-disciplinary setting with supervision and mentorship programs.
- Positive company culture.
- Part of a work family that values its employees.
- Unlimited growth opportunities, including leadership and management positions and professional growth.
- Training in areas of interest.
- Comprehensive new hire training.
Pay
$18 - $22 per hour