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Will serve as primary point of contact for all inbound calls to South Shore Medical Center’s Centralized Contact Center. Will be responsible to perform a wide variety of functions including scheduling of patient appointments, collecting demographic information, verifying insurance information processing patient requests including prescription refills, distributing/responding to inquiries received via website and fax; and additional functions as directed.
Job Responsibility:
Schedule patient appointments following provider template for assigned department(s)
recite all appointment information back to patient
Maintains consistent compliance with quality standards
Work collaboratively with administrative and clinical staff of assigned department(s)
Maintain comprehensive knowledge-base of scheduling rules for assigned department(s)
Register new patients
verify personal and insurance information
update as required
Assist with rescheduling patient appointments at the direction of the department Manager
Answer calls in a timely, courteous and helpful manner
May be required to learn and perform all operator functions to provide support as needed or assigned
Assists with the training of new employees upon request
Maintain effective level of productivity at all times
Willingly accept special assignments
Maintain work area in a neat and orderly manner
Have knowledge of and adhere to the SSMC Mission Statement and all SSMC policies and procedures
Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent
1 Year medical office experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent computer skills with knowledge of various software applications
Knowledge of various insurance requirements
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to meet demanding deadlines and balance multiple tasks
Detail oriented with excellent organizational and prioritization skills
Must demonstrate computer proficiency through efficient use of the electronic medical record, patient registration/billing system, email, SSMC intranet & other computer software as required