About the Role
This role is responsible for the registration and scheduling process for complex patients within the Community Neurology department. You will interact with a diverse patient population, maintain patient records using an electronic medical record system, and ensure adherence to payer requirements for referrals and authorizations.
Responsibilities
- Register patients, update insurance information, and schedule visits.
- Interact with a diverse patient population.
- Utilize the electronic medical record to maintain patient records.
- Provide proper consents for patients who are wards of the state and work with facilities to obtain consents from patient proxies.
- Adhere to payer requirements for referrals and authorization.
- Schedule follow-up appointments, referrals, and prior authorizations.
- Communicate professionally and timely with providers, patients, clinical care team, and insurance companies.
- Answer incoming phone calls and direct them appropriately.
- Convey a professional image by adhering to the established dress code.
- Prepare patient disability and out of work/school paperwork.
- Discuss financial obligations and explain regulatory forms.
- Work in multiple systems during patient-facing interactions and telephone call receipts.
- Understand the practice and hospital strategic plan.
- Support plans, policies, procedures, and initiatives within the department's expectations and role.
- Represent the organization and support its ideals and principles.
- Exemplify guiding principles.
- Ensure an optimal patient experience.
- Understand and promote patient and employee safety.
- Promote a safe environment and promptly report issues.
- Understand patient safety goals.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/G.E.D. required.
- 2-3 years office experience or one year of related experience in a medical practice preferred.
- Experience using an electronic health record and Microsoft Office is a plus.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to multi-task in a high patient volume unit.
- Ability to learn and utilize resources.
- Strong time management skills.
- Ability to review information and draw appropriate conclusions.
- Good judgment and ability to problem-solve; escalate issues as needed.
- Strong teamwork skills and work ethic.
- Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.
- Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose.
- Reasonable efforts shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Skills
- Customer service
- Multi-tasking
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Work ethic
- Electronic health record usage
- Microsoft Office
Location
- Day (United States of America)
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2-3 years office experience
- 1 year related experience in a medical practice
Education Level
- High School Diploma/G.E.D.
Salary/Compensations
- $46,215.00 - $60,080.00
About the Company
- Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.
- Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
Equal Opportunity
- Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.
- Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
