University Of Chicago Medical Center Chicago , IL 60602
Posted 7 days ago
Job Description
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Patient Services Representative in our Radiation Oncology Clinic in Hyde Park.
In this role, the Patient Services Representative schedules medical procedures and services, creates reservations, performs preadmission, registration, discharge and transfer processes. They provide excellent customer service, assists patients with financial and billing inquiries and perform collection functions.
Essential Job Functions:
Greets and registers patients upon arrival, collects patient demographics, referrals, guarantor, insurance and other billing information; interviews patients and other parties to obtain information
Performs pre and post-billing functions, responds to patient inquiries in-person and via written correspondence, resolves patient charge disputes and processes patient refunds
Verifies insurance coverage; obtains authorization from managed care companies to cover outpatient services; works with the Managed Care office to identify and interpret contracts governing patient care
Identifies patients unable to meet complexity/payer mix requirements; provide assistance to identify a community resource for follow up care that matches their clinical needs
Provides financial counseling to patients and their families; explains hospital policies, including payment and credit policies
Identifies adjustments/discounts on claims, initiates resolution of accounts placed with collection agencies, receives and processes payments and works with patients to make payment arrangements balances due
Initiates problem solving to resolve patient questions/complaints and refers escalated concerns to appropriate sources for resolution
Prepares various correspondence and reports, clinic consultation notes, referral letters and other departmental correspondence; maintains correspondence files
Answers incoming calls and assists with general clerical duties as needed within the department
Required Qualifications:
High School Diploma
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, physicians, management, staff and other customers
Exceptional customer service skills including the ability to use independent thinking, sound judgment and creativity when resolving customer issues
Ability to balance multiple priorities and effectively handle challenging situations
Excellent verbal communication skills
Basic office skills including 35 wpm typing and 4500 key stokes an hour
Ability to accurately and efficiently enter alpha numeric data on screen
Knowledge of basic medical terminology
Ability to use personal computers and select software applications including Epic
Successful completion of competencies related to the Cadence Scheduling system
Successful completion of competencies related to the Point of Service Collection policy
Preferred Qualifications:
Associate or Bachelor's Degree preferred
Prior experience in a practice setting preferred including in depth knowledge of appropriate insurance protocols
Position Details:
Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
Shift: Rotating - 8 hour shift
Unit/Department: Radiation Oncology
CBA Code: 743 Clerical
In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work the first shift, from approximately 9:30am-6:00pm and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Hyde Park campus. The days of the week that you are scheduled will be Monday-Friday. You will not be scheduled to work on weekends.
Why Join Us
We've been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We're in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you'd like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we're doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion
Bring your career to the next level at a hospital that is thriving; from patient satisfaction to employee engagement, we are at the Forefront of Medicine. Take advantage of all we have to offer and #BringYourPassiontotheForefront,
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The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
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