About the Role
Jericho Road Community Health Center is seeking a Patient Access Representative fluent in either Arabic or Rohingya to join the Patient Access Department. This role is crucial for ensuring effective communication and access to care for diverse patient populations.
Responsibilities
- Greet and assist patients, families, and visitors professionally and courteously.
- Complete patient registration, demographic updates, insurance verification, and payment collection.
- Schedule, reschedule, and confirm appointments.
- Assign patients to provider panels according to established guidelines.
- Support provider panel management through patient outreach and recall initiatives.
- Answer incoming telephone calls, return voicemail messages, and route calls appropriately.
- Check patients in and out, supporting efficient patient flow.
- Coordinate interpreter services as needed.
- Maintain accurate patient information within the electronic medical record.
- Protect patient confidentiality and comply with HIPAA guidelines.
- Process, scan, index, code, and route patient documentation.
- Operate standard office equipment.
- Respond to patient questions and concerns, escalating issues when appropriate.
- Follow standardized workflows, participate in training and meetings, and support quality improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- High school graduate or GED equivalent.
- At least one year of experience working in an office setting.
- Direct experience in a primary care setting.
- Experience with Microsoft 365 suite.
- Demonstrated fluency in English and designated language(s); successful language proficiency assessment required.
- Experience or working knowledge of EMR systems (such as Medent a plus).
Skills
- Arabic
- Rohingya
- Microsoft 365
- EMR systems
- Customer service
- HIPAA compliance
Location
- Jericho Road Community Health Center
- 184 Barton location
- 1021 Broadway location
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- At least one year of experience
Education Level
- High school graduate or GED equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $17-$18 an hour
Benefits
- Medical (single-high coverage paid in full by employer)
- HSA
- Dental
- Vision
- Employer paid life insurance benefit
- Supplemental insurances
- Tuition discounts
- Generous paid time off
- Opportunity for global travel to three global health clinics
- Loan forgiveness for applicable positions
- Option of a flexible 40-hour workweek is possible within certain teams
About the Company
- Jericho Road Community Health Center offers the opportunity to engage in a movement far larger than any one individual.
- We believe that we can all be people with positive influence.
- We influence each other, our clients and patients, our families and communities.
- We are part of a global team that influences the health and wellbeing of communities internationally.
- Every day, Jericho Road’s mission of caring for communities and advocating for systemic health equity guides us in our collective purpose.
- We are looking for individuals who share that goal and are committed to that service.
- As a federally qualified health center (FQHC), our organization’s mission is deeply rooted in making fundamental changes in the communities we serve, advocating for social justice and meeting people where they are.
- With global clinics across the world, the impact you make will transcend borders, with opportunities to engage in meaningful work at our Sierra Leone, Goma or Nepal global clinics.
Equal Opportunity
- Jericho Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equity of opportunity for all.
