Connection Advisor Intermediate (Call Center/Healthcare Scheduler), Remote

About the Role

The Connection Center is a fast-paced, high-volume inbound call center where our schedulers play a critical role in delivering exceptional service. Team members are expected to multitask efficiently—speaking with patients, scheduling appointments, documenting conversations, and resolving escalations—all while maintaining professionalism and composure in a dynamic environment. Under general supervision, the Connection Advisor Intermediate answers incoming calls and meets caller's needs; confirms all patient demographic information is current and complete, verifies insurance information, schedules, cancels, or reschedules appointments for assigned clinic or services using call center, electronic health record and department technology. Answers inquiries and questions, troubleshoots basic and more complex issues and provides information as needed.

Responsibilities

• Answers assigned calls; prioritizes, screens, and/or redirects calls as needed
• Answers questions, handles routine matters, and takes messages
• Schedules, cancels, and reschedules appointments for patients/callers following standard work and departmental policies and procedures
• Handles complex scheduling that often requires multiple appointments or with different providers and modalities
• Obtains and accurately captures demographic and emergency contact information and patient's health insurance information provided by the patient or caller
• Accurately completes multiple types of patient registrations in a professional, customer-oriented, timely manner while following departmental policies and procedures
• Assists with shadowing and mentoring newly onboarded Connection Advisor Associate and Connection Advisor Intermediate team members
• Recommends and supports change and process improvement initiatives while working to uphold standard process workflows and provide feedback as needed
• Completes training and continuing education courses to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and HHS guidelines and follows current best practices
• Completes all work assignments within the time allowed
• Requests and processes payments for co-pays, pre-pays, and outstanding balances
• Meets all key performance and call quality standards
• Transfers calls to Hennepin Healthcare Nurse Line and/or escalates calls to Team Coordinator or Supervisor as needed
• Performs other duties as assigned, but only after appropriate training

Schedule & Location

• Workdays: Monday - Friday
• Shift(s): Days
• Shift Length: 8 hours
• The Connection Center is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Shifts will be based on the current business needs and staff seniority. The schedule will be decided following the 4-week training period.
• Training period will be scheduled on Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and will be held on campus for only 1 week.
• Location: Remote. Applicants will need to be within 100-mile radius of our downtown campus.
• Individuals will need a quiet working environment, high-speed internet, fire alarm, and desk space. Hennepin Healthcare will supply computers, monitors, keyboard, mouse, and phone.