Coordinator, Patient Access

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Time Type:
Full time

Department:
Registration

All Locations:
1601 Washington Street

Position Summary:
Primarily performs all registration and scheduling related activities in the South End Patient Access Department.

This includes the delivery of exceptional customer service and the accurate and comprehensive collection, verification, and of demographic, insurance, and account information.

In addition, the PAC supports various clinical department operations by answering incoming calls to the South End, performing primary functions such as appointment scheduling, coordinating refill requests, appropriately screening of calls that need to be transferred to a nurse, messages to providers, and outreach calls to patients by provider request.

As a member of the Patient Access team, your goal is to maximize health center revenues through accurate comprehensive demographic, and account information and verified insurance coverage while facilitating efficient patient flow within the South End Location.

A successful candidate would demonstrates superior customer service, written and verbal communication, judgment and problem solving skills

Schedule: Monday - Friday.

8:00AM - 5:00PM including evening, weekend and holiday rotations

Duties and Responsibilities:


* Acts as a mentor to new and existing registration staff. 


* Works with supervisor to orient and train new staff to department policies, procedures and workflow.


* Schedules appointments for all patients as requested by the patient or provider.


* Sets up the recalls for returning patients as instructed by the provider


* Answers the telephone in a polite and courteous manner.

Identifies the department and introduces self.


* Works closely and professionally with the clinical team to assist patients who walk-in with symptoms.

Obtains all relevant information to properly forward to the clinical team


* Manages all incoming and outgoing in basket messages


* Creates Telephone encounters for patients with non-urgent concerns in need of a call from some...