Job Description
Scheduled Hours 40 Position Summary Obtains insurance information and referral forms and counsels patients on financial assistance over the phone. Schedules and registers patients over the phone or by email, with no patient contact. Job Description Primary Duties & Responsibilities: Obtains insurance information from patients and counsels alternative ways for financial assistance. Communicates with physicians and clinical staff to assist with scheduling urgent or referred patient scheduling calls/requests. Provides patient scheduling services to include collecting demographics and insurance registration. Reviews schedule for new patients and makes updates when necessary. Calls patients with appointment time reminders; obtains insurance information and referral forms. Processes internal physician referrals for clinical care. Explains billing process to patients, answers incoming inquiries from patients and third-party payers. Works with others to solve moderately complex problems. Explains billing process to other staff; assists with basic account maintenance activities. Assists patients with insurance questions regarding the billing process. Assists staff with sending out reminder cards and other scheduling duties. Works Relatient patient reminder system results and contacts patients or makes scheduling changes. May make daily edits and temporary changes to provider scheduling templates based on physician input. Performs other duties as assigned. Working Conditions: Job Location/Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Physical Effort: Typically sitting at desk or table. Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement. Equipment: Office equipment. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.
