Part-Time Patient Advocate

About the role

The Part-Time Patient Advocate position serves as the liaison between the patient and healthcare provider supporting our patients through the following channels: live chat, phone, and email communications. In addition, patient advocates act as account managers to holistically manage the medical billing process and anticipate potential billing issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage on average 60-80 incoming and outgoing patient calls daily regarding medical bills
• Utilize the Cedar platform to handle all patient questions via inbound chats, phone calls and perform appropriate outbound call campaign
• Run and follow through on escalations to the healthcare provider
• Lead the payment posting process and follow up on defaulted payments
• Appropriately follow up with insurance and other third parties
• Maintain and meet assigned team and individual metrics related to satisfaction and collections performance

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of customer service experience via phone or call center
• 1-2 years of medical billing, insurance or related healthcare experience
• Experience navigating electronic medical record systems (preferably Athena (Centricity Business), eClinicalWorks, Medik, CareVoyant, Nextgen, and Epic)
• Proficiency in Google Suite
• Ability to toggle between multiple systems and efficient typing skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated individual with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to show empathy and passion for outstanding customer service
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Open to ambiguity and ever-changing environment

What we offer to the ideal candidate

• A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company!
• Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles), and health benefits, including fertility & adoption assistance, that start on the first of the month following your start date (or on your start date if your start date coincides with the first of the month)
• Cedar matches 100% of your 401(k) contributions, up to 3% of your annual compensation
• Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days–we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of vacation per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge
• 16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re-entry schedules for returning to work
• Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including three employee resource groups: be@cedar (for BIPOC-identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+
• Access to hands-on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a team discretionary budget for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally