Job Description
UPMC Department of Neurosurgery is hiring a full-time Patient Serivces Representative to join our dynamic team at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital is Oakland, PA. In this position you will work Monday-Friday from 7:30am-4:00pm assisting with patient check-in.
We are the largest Academic Neurological Surgery department in the country and are actively growing with a focus on the patient experience with the highest level of service we can provide. We prefer to look internally when leadership positions become vacant.
Responsibilities:
- Help patients navigate the healthcare system by providing clear and understandable instructions. Provides follow-up to unresolved patient questions or needs to ensure the appropriate continuity of care.
- Assist with administrative duties in the office including but not limited to scanning of medical records and faxing
- Guide patient through use of self-arrival technology or check-in patient at desk depending on patient preference
- Schedule or connect patient to resources to schedule for ancillary services at checkout
- Understands the principles of service recovery and is both empowered and responsible for taking appropriate action to recover from service that does not meet the expectation of the UPMC Experience.
- Assist patients in education of financial responsibility and connect them to advocacy resources as needed
- Obtain signature of patient or family member for consent to treatment and financial responsibility following the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules and regulations
- Confirm/verify insurance benefits with the appropriate carrier via online verification systems or telephone inquiries
- Promote MyUPMC patient portal and assist patients in registration when applicable
- Collect copayments and any other applicable patient payments at the point of service
- Provide a warm greeting for all patients
- Register patients in Biometrics (fingerprint recognition) program and explain benefits
- Confirm and/or update patient registration information at checkout
- Appropriately distribute / triage phone calls to other areas and / or clinical providers
- Schedule follow-up appointments within the practice at checkout
Job Tags
Full time, Work at office, Monday to Friday,