Pre-Service Specialist II

Department/Unit: Patient Engagement Center Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Salary Range: $46,947.00 - $65,726.00 Salary Range: $19.00 - $24.79 The Patient Engagement Liaison is the FIRST contact to Albany Med via telephone, thus first touchpoint in our Patient’s Experience. This first impression must be received in a Compassionate and Respectful manner; engaging the caller in a professional manner. The critical role of the Patient Engagement Liaison is to ensure our patients and provider requests for services are triaged expeditiously and accurately to need. Additionally, receive information from patients and providers, via telephone and fax, and review and assess how to manage the incoming information. The position requires high degree of concentration, information retention, high volume workflow and quick turnaround time of telephone call and fax information. Responsibilities: Ability to handle high volume workload and stressful environment Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize workload Ability to engage patients/customers in a calm, respectful manner; regardless of tone or attitude of patient/customer via telephone Demonstrated attention to detail with minimal error Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System! Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification. Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including: · Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers · A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children’s hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College. Albany Medical Center, along with Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses, form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.