About the Role
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is seeking a Patient Services Representative to join their team in Highland Falls, NY. This role is crucial for providing excellent customer service and administrative support within a Federally Qualified Health Center.
Responsibilities
- Greet patients promptly and respond to requests.
- Use appropriate phone etiquette and monitor hold times.
- Maintain a clean and orderly patient waiting area.
- Notify management of extended patient wait times.
- Schedule, change, and cancel appointments.
- Verify scheduled appointments.
- Verify patient information and update the practice management system.
- Collect required documentation, including photo identification and insurance information.
- Scan registration documents and patient identification to the practice management system.
- Verify insurance eligibility and PCP at each visit.
- Collect copayments and visit payments.
- Refer patients unable to pay copayments to the Patient Billing Coordinator.
- Alert the Care Team of potential barriers.
- Participate in Quality Improvement activities.
- Follow up on referrals for assigned providers, tracking consultation notes.
- Complete referrals in EMR upon receipt of consultation notes.
- Complete and submit monthly referral reports.
- Provide information on specialty referrals and assist with appointment scheduling.
- Monitor provider schedules daily and mark no-shows.
- Complete no-show follow-ups and document in EMR.
- Confirm appointments for the following day.
- Administer Patient Satisfaction Surveys.
- Maintain knowledge of Sliding Fee Scale policies and procedures.
- Offer sliding fee scale to uninsured patients.
- Qualify patients for the Sliding Fee Scale as necessary.
- Provide cross coverage in other departments as assigned.
- Maintain confidentiality of all center information.
- Attend and participate in required meetings.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalency
- At least one-year clerical experience
- Knowledge of data entry
- Pleasant telephone manner and ability to work under pressure
- Bilingual (English & Spanish)
Skills
- Customer service
- Phone etiquette
- Data entry
- Insurance verification
- EMR documentation
- Referral tracking
- Patient registration
Location
- Highland Falls, NY
Work Type
- Full-Time
Education Level
- High School Diploma or Equivalency
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00 per hour
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Health Benefits
- Retirement plan
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Time
- Flexible Spending
- Dependent Care
- Paid Holidays
About the Company
- Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center.
- Mission: To provide high quality, comprehensive, primary and preventative health care services in an environment of caring, dignity and respect to all people regardless of their ability to pay.
- Has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities it serves for over fifty years, with a continued emphasis on the underserved and those without access to health care regardless of race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability.
