Patient Service Representative - Dermatology

# **About Our Company** We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care. Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies [Village Medical](https://www.villagemedical.com/), [Village Medical at Home](https://www.villagemedical.com/village-medical-at-home), [Summit Health](https://www.summithealth.com/), [CityMD](https://www.citymd.com/), and [Starling Physicians](https://www.starlingphysicians.com/). When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care. **Please Note:** We will only contact candidates regarding your applications from one of the following domains: @summithealth.com, @citymd.net, @villagemd.com, @villagemedical.com, @westmedgroup.com, @starlingphysicians.com, or @bmctotalcare.com. # **Job Description** Essential Job functions: · Greets visitors, patients, and families in a friendly professional manner and directs them appropriately. · Maintains an efficient patient flow through the registration process and provides excellent customer service to patients/families. · Promptly answers the telephone, directs all calls appropriately, takes an accurate message and delivers to the appropriate individual/demonstrates appropriate etiquette. · Informs patients of delay in physician schedules, assists with patient comfort while delayed. · Posts all self pay charges, collects payments, and provides patient with receipt. Accurately reconciles daily payments. Reconciles billing slips to daily schedule. · Opens and closes batches properly, accurately reconciles collections, prepares deposits and documents corrections. · Scans the insurance card, processes insurance verifications utilizing the on-line system, and updates the patient account. Updates patient information including demographics, insurance, HIPAA forms and financial waivers. · Schedules appointments accurately according to department guidelines; using waitlist when applicable. Confirms future appointments as needed. Review Eligibility and Phone report. · Schedules and enters orders for diagnostic tests, and procedures, following all appropriate workflows. · Works cooperatively with Patient Care Resources and clinical staff to ensure timely pre-authorizations. · Completes referrals according to departmental guidelines and properly enters into the appropriate system. · Effectively communicates problems, concerns, or issues to the Office Supervisor / Manager appropriately and promptly. General Job functions: · Performs various clerical duties such as faxing, photocopying, scanning, filing and mailings. · Demonstrates flexibility with various work schedules, covers for other staff when asked including other office locations. · Demonstrates the ability to adequately follow downtime procedures. · Other job duties as required. Physical Job Requirements: · Pushing and pulling, taking frequency and weight into consideration. · Physical strength to lift heavy objects, carts, or items, taking frequency and weight into consideration. · Physical mobility, which includes movement from place to place on the job, taking distance and speed into account. · Dexterity of hands and fingers. · Balance is maintained during climbing, bending and/or reaching · Endurance (e.g. continuous typing, prolonged standing/bending, walking). Environmental Risks: · Chemicals, Chemotherapy and Fumes · Loud noises · Vibration · Extreme temperatures · Confined spaces · Allergens: dust, mold and/or pollen · Magnetic fields · Radiation · Sharps · Latex · Comba…