About the Role
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is actively recruiting for a Patient Services Representative to join our growing team in Binghamton.
Responsibilities
- Greets all patients promptly upon entering the patient waiting area, responds promptly and appropriately to their request.
- Uses appropriate phone etiquette, treating all callers with courtesy and respect.
- Monitors the patient waiting area and ensures that it is kept clean and orderly.
- Notifies the practice manager or Administrator on Duty of patients in the waiting room with an extended wait time.
- Schedules appointments, changes appointments and cancels appointments as needed.
- Verifies patient information at each visit and makes necessary updates in the practice management system.
- Ensures that required documentation is collected for each patient.
- Scans registration documents, patient identification, insurance card and other required documentation to the practice management system.
- Verifies insurance eligibility and PCP for each patient at every visit and accurately enters into the practice management system.
- Collects copayments and visit payments at the time of registration.
- Makes appropriate referrals to the Patient Billing Coordinator for patients who cannot pay their copayment.
- Alerts the Care Team of any potential barriers that may cause delays or difficulties during the day.
- Participates in Quality Improvement activities with the Care Team or department.
- Follows up on referrals for assigned provider, tracking consultation notes until they are received, documenting appropriate follow up in EMR and calling patients/specialists when necessary.
- Completes referrals in EMR when consultation notes have been received.
- Completes referral reporting on a monthly basis and submits to the Referrals Supervisor.
- Provides patients with information regarding specialty referrals and assists with making appointments as needed.
- Monitors provider schedule on a daily basis, ensuring that all visits have been completed or marked as a DNKA at the end of the day.
- Completes all DNKA follow up with the patient and documents appropriately in EMR.
- Confirms appointments for the following day’s appointments.
- Administers the requisite amount of Patient Satisfaction Surveys.
- Is knowledgeable about the Sliding Fee Scale (SFS) policies and required documentation.
- Offers sliding fee scale to patients with no insurance.
- Follows CORNERSTONE policies and procedures to qualify patients for the SFS as necessary.
- Provides cross coverage in other departments as assigned.
- Maintains confidentiality of all aspects of the center including, but not limited to, patient confidentiality, financials, and employee relations.
- Attends and participates in monthly department, All Staff and other required meetings.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- At least one year of clerical experience
- Knowledge of data entry
- Pleasant telephone manner and ability to work under pressure
- Must be willing and able to travel for training and coverage purposes.
Skills
- Customer service skills
- Data entry
- Telephone etiquette
- Insurance verification
- EMR documentation
Location
- Binghamton
Work Type
- Full Time
Experience Level
- 1 year clerical experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00 per hour
- Quarterly incentive of up to $1,000 per quarter
Benefits
- 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 with a 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.
- For more than fifty years, Cornerstone has been responsive to meeting the needs of the communities in which we serve 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.
