Patient Services Coordinator - Float (South/Central)

ABOUT AUSTIN REGIONAL CLINIC:

Austin Regional Clinic has been voted a top Central Texas employer by our employees for over 15 years!   We are one of central Texas’ largest professional medical groups with 35+ locations and we are continuing to grow. We offer the following benefits to eligible team members: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, 401(k), EAP, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Child Care Assistance, Health & Fitness, Sick Child Care Assistance, Development and more. For additional information visit https://www.austinregionalclinic.com/careers/

PURPOSE

Serves as an initial point of contact in a clinic setting by performing check-in/check-out functions and booking patient appointments. Carries out all duties while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the mission and philosophy of the organization.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Books appointments utilizing computer system. When booking appointments, also confirms and/or makes any changes to demographic information and notifies patient of account balance.


• Greets patients and arrives them on computer system.


• Verifies insurance eligibility by using online resources, Medifax, etc.


• Ensures appropriate paperwork is complete and up-to-date and scans insurance card, if applicable.


• Collects payments from patients, posts amounts, and balances drawer for end of day deposit.


• Prints face sheets, receipts, and other documents as needed.


• Notifies appropriate personnel of emergencies, messages, patient arrivals, etc.


• Confirms in advance patient appointments.


• Runs reschedule reports and books rescheduled appointments as necessary. Ensures report is accurate and current.


• Verifies Worker’s Compensation claims, ensures that paperwork is complete, and performs follow-up.


• Assists patients with setting up payment plans.


• Issues receipts for payment.


• Books follow-up appointments.


• Adheres to all company policies, including but not limited to, OSHA, HIPAA, compliance and Code of Conduct.


• Regular and dependable attendance.


• Follows the core competencies set forth by the Company, which are available for review on CMSweb.


• Works holiday shift(s) as required by Company policy.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• May perform patient registration functions by collecting and entering demographic and insurance related information into computer system in order to set up patient accounts.


• Creates master deposit as directed.


• Responsible for handling the sort/distribute of Rightfax documents.


• Processing onsite release of information requests.


• Priority on-sight sorting, scanning, numbering loose papers


• Runs wait list report and distributes as directed.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Required:  High school diploma or GED. Experience using a PC in a Windows environment.

Preferred: Experience working in a medical setting.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of medical insurance.


• Excellent customer service skills.


• Excellent computer, 10-key and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.


• Excellent interpersonal & problem solving skills.


• Ability to work in a team environment.


• Ability to manage competing priorities.


• Ability to engage others, listen and adapt response to meet others’ needs.


• Ability to align own actions with those of other team members committed to common goals.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Ability to perform job duties in a professional manner at all times.


• Ability to understand, recall, and communicate, factual information.


• Ability to understand, recall, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.


• Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology.


• Ability to apply common sense in performing job.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm