Patient Services Representative - Gilbertsville Urgent Care

The Patient Services Representative is responsible for patient registration, scheduling, customer service and clerical support. Duties include accepting, recording and verifying insurance information, processing preauthorization requests, collecting copays and account balance payments, scanning documents into EMR and other administrative tasks related to the efficient operations of the department. Incumbents must ensure contact with patients, families, the community, vendors, coworkers and physicians is carried out in a friendly, courteous, helpful and considerate manner. The Patient Services Representative is also expected to complete other responsibilities in an accurate and timely manner as needed or assigned. Job Summary The Patient Services Representative is responsible for patient registration, scheduling, customer service and clerical support. Duties include accepting, recording and verifying insurance information, processing preauthorization requests, collecting copays and account balance payments, scanning documents into EMR and other administrative tasks related to the efficient operations of the department. Incumbents must ensure contact with patients, families, the community, vendors, coworkers and physicians is carried out in a friendly, courteous, helpful and considerate manner. The Patient Services Representative is also expected to complete other responsibilities in an accurate and timely manner as needed or assigned. Qualifications Education Requirements High School Diploma - OR - GED - OR - Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education Required Skills Computer Skills to include use and navigation Customer Service Skills Detail Oriented Excellent Communication Skills Excellent Interpersonal Skills General Clerical Skills Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Multi Line Telephone Operational Skills Organizational Skills Overview Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area. #J-18808-Ljbffr Tower Health