Medical Front Desk

Now Hiring: Medical Group Front Desk Specialist

Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a Medical Group Front Desk Specialist to coordinate the encounter or episode process for the customer/patient including scheduling appointments, entering referrals, updating patient demographics and facilitating the Advanced Access process

Type of Opportunity: PRN

Job Exempt: No

Job is based: Capitan Medical Clinic

Work Shift: Weekday Schedule Monday-Friday

Responsibilities:

Schedules patient appointments according to guidelines by providing documentation of scheduled appointments, procedural instructions and location directions. Monitors the daily patient schedule, places reminder calls and identifies no shows for rescheduling.

Ability to review schedule, anticipate errors and take corrective action.

Verifies patient demographics and insurance information.

Answer telephones, takes complete and accurate message and relays information appropriate party to support operational aspects of patient care. Ability to answer questions regarding hospital and departmental operations, policies and procedures.

Retrieves information from files as requested and assembles paperwork and reference material as requested by patients or providers. Responsible for following HIPAA confidentiality guidelines while performing all duties. Responsible for responding to requests within the scope of the job to include mailing or faxing requested material to other PHS departments facilities and other appropriate facilities.

Maintains and fosters effective customer relations with patients, providers and the public by listening, responding, and documenting customer phone inquiries and complaints. Attempts to resolve complaints in the moment and enters complaints/compliments into Advocate.

Enters referrals into EPIC to support patient care.

Exhibits extensive knowledge and understanding of the Advanced Access Process. Monitor provider schedules and correct as needed.

Work with provider/nurse team to ensure patient access

Follows team appointment and same day appointment guidelines. Generate and track Team appointments and Access forms

Recognize calls requiring special handling and attention following the EMTALA procedures and redirects the call accordingly.

Initiate the referral process and faxing of approved referrals. Also providing answers to patients inquires regarding a referral or the referral process.

Attend monthly meetings.

Qualifications:

High school (G.E.D) required.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.