Patient Access Representative

About the role

The vision of Clinical Health Network for Transformation (CHN) is to support the mission and promise of Planned Parenthood to bring high-quality, affordable care to every member of our communities. CHN is a collaboration between Planned Parenthood affiliates across the United States.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proficiency navigating systems, working with complex workflows, managing telephone calls, online requests, and/or faxes and other contact channels
• Answer incoming calls professionally and seek to assist the patient however possible
• Maintain a positive, welcoming attitude in all patient interactions
• Offer prompt assistance to patients for a variety of services, including:
• Registering new patients into the EHR system
• Booking, canceling, and rescheduling appointments for reproductive healthcare, including abortion services
• Inputting and updating insurance information
• Relaying patient communications to provider
• Providing patients with pre-visit instructions as needed
• Transferring calls to appropriate nurse advice staff when necessary
• Assist patients with identifying a provider and appointment that is appropriate for their care
• Using EHR systems effectively to guide the patient’s care
• Screener patient for financial support using real-time eligibility (RTE), while escalating more complex questions
• Contact patients to notify when visits are canceled or rescheduled
• Place the patient first in all interactions, including adhering to all HIPAA guidelines and regulations
• Provide training, support, and mentoring to colleagues
• Work with supervisors to achieve the established performance metric standards
• Use the phone system to track activities
• Participate in ongoing training and quality assurance exercises
• Adhere to all established workflows, scripting, and department greetings
• Meet performance goals for patient experience, quality, productivity, and all performance metrics
• Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned
• Commitment to advancing race(+) equity in one’s work: interested in expanding knowledge about the role that racial inequity plays in our society
• Awareness of multiple group identities and their dynamics, bringing a high level of self-awareness about personal identity, empathy, and humility to interpersonal interactions
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and directly as well as hear and act on feedback related to identity and equity with the aim to learn
• Strong sense of accountability to equitable practices
• Understanding of the impact of identity dynamics on organizational culture

Qualifications and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent experience
• Strong phone and verbal communication skills along with active listening
• Customer focus and adaptability to different personality types
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities, and manage time effectively
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule including evenings and weekends
• English language proficiency
• Demonstrated dedication to Planned Parenthood’s mission, vision, and values

Preferred qualifications:

• One year of experience in contact centers, pre-access, patient access, admissions or hospital business office, or equivalent customer services experience
• Familiarity with call center systems and practices
• Associate degree, or equivalent experience
• Secondary language proficiency

Work Location, Hours and Equipment

• 100% fully remote in the U.S.
• Available to work full-time (37.5 hours/week)
• Monday - Saturday between the hours of 8 AM - 7 PM Eastern Time; additional hours as needed
• Must have a dedicated workspace conducive to maintaining HIPAA compliance, confidentiality, and providing exceptional customer service
• Company provided laptop, monitor, and headset

Key Requirements

• Commitment to advancing race(+) equity in one’s work: interested in expanding knowledge about the role that racial inequity plays in our society
• Awareness of multiple group identities and their dynamics, bringing a high level of self-awareness about personal identity, empathy, and humility to interpersonal interactions
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and directly as well as hear and act on feedback related to identity and equity with the aim to learn
• Strong sense of accountability to equitable practices
• Understanding of the impact of identity dynamics on organizational culture

Pay and Benefits

$17 - $25.50 an hour CHN believes in fair and equitable pay. Above is the pay range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, and business need.

• Health Care Coverage (Medical, Dental, & Vision); eligibility for full-time, regular employees on date of hire
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account
• Short-Term Disability and Basic Life & AD&D Insurance provided by CHN
• Voluntary elections for Long Term Disability and Additional Life & AD&D Insurance available at cost
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan, 3% employer match after one year of service
• Paid Time Off Program includes accrual-based PTO, Health Time Off (HTO), and nine (9) paid Holidays