Patient Services Specialists- Atrium Health Morehead Urgent Care

About the role

Department 02190 GCMG Urgent Care: Morehead - Immediate Care Status Part time Benefits Eligible No Hours Per Week 0 Schedule Details/Additional Information Per Diem, as needed Pay Range $19.80 - $29.70

Responsibilities

• Exemplify caring and compassionate customer service to create an excellent patient experience
• Provide exemplary interpersonal skills and ability to interact with patients and families in a wide variety of sensitive situations
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and decisive judgment in an often-hectic environment and possess the ability to work cohesively on a team and independently with minimal supervision
• Manage patient registration, insurance verification, scheduling, collection and cash receipting, arrival and/or departure desk activities according to standards and guidelines ensuring accuracy and an outstanding patient experience
• Encourage patient utilization of front-end technology during the registration process
• Enter and maintain confidential and accurate patient information including patient insurance, billing, and payment information throughout patient encounter
• Afford billing functions accurately and/or direct to appropriate billing office
• Display proficiency of emergency codes and appropriate responses as well as applicable federal and state healthcare regulations
• Monitor inventory and stock medications, narcotics, and emergency medications/equipment

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Computer experience required
• Customer relations experience required
• Experience with Medical Records Software preferred
• Front desk practice experience preferred

Qualifications

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time and work in a fast-paced office environment
• Should be able to bend and lift up to 10 lbs

Skills

• Caring and compassionate customer service
• Interpersonal skills
• Critical thinking and decisive judgment
• Teamwork and independence
• Registration and scheduling management
• Confidentiality and accuracy in patient information management
• Billing functions
• Emergency codes and healthcare regulations
• Inventory and medication management

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Education Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.