Ambulatory Service Rep II - Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Clinic

Ambulatory Services Representative II

We're searching for a part-time Ambulatory Services Representative II with our Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Clinic at the West Campus location, someone who's ready to be part of the best ranked children's hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will provide excellent customer service as the first contact for patients, providers and staff accessing virtual and/or non-virtual ambulatory clinics. May orient the patient to the virtual visit process to ensure patient success, if applicable.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

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Qualifications:

• H.S. Diploma or GED required
• Required 2 years' experience in customer service or 2 years clerical, medical office, or business experience preferably in a Healthcare environment

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Admission- Check-In/Welcome desk, PAR's, Registration, Past Pending.
• Performs patient registration procedures per department process.
• May ensure patient is oriented to the virtual visit process and has all technology set up to successfully complete their visit.
• Ensures that all necessary patient forms are provided and filled out for the clinic visit
• Communicates with patients, staff and providers regarding patient arrivals, delays, and clinic processes.
• Alerts clinic staff and providers of any changes or discrepancies in patient's scheduled appointment
• Refers all patients with inadequate funding to the financial counselor with zero reported complaints.
• Changes status of all appointments daily to reflect arrived, cancelled, no-show, or rescheduled status.
• Maintains an organized filing system of current referrals in progress and already appointed, communicates all missed appointments to PCP and destroys missed referrals after one month.
• Reviews new referrals with provider of the day regarding appropriate appointment status. Reviews provider schedule for open slots to appoint patients. Coordinates scheduling.
• Assists, as needed, licensed staff with the non-financial aspects of the inpatient admission process, e.g., calls escort, helps with paperwork as needed.
• May perform closing procedures (i.e.- reconciling fee receipts, completing deposit notification forms, reconciling petty cash, balancing the credit card machines, completing batch reports in accordance with department processes
• Insurance Authorization/Collecting cash & deposits
• Charge Entry, Billing and Reconciliation
• Customer Service and communication
• Flowmaster and Room Management

Texas Children's Hospital West Campus is Houston's first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city's most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.