Patient service representative- student health services

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Location

onsite, Memphis, TN, United States

Salary

$37k/yr

Commitment

Full Time

Level

Junior (<2 years)

Required skills

Customer serviceAdministrative supportMedical terminologyData entryAppointment schedulingElectronic health recordsMulti-line phone systemInterpersonal communicationComputer literacyProblem-solvingMulti-taskingDiplomacyTactTime managementOrganization

Job Description

Job Summary/Essential Functions

The Patient Service Representative supports the operations of the clinic by performing day-to-day administrative tasks while ensuring high-quality customer service to the patients at University Health Services.

Responsibilities

  1. Welcomes, greets, and screens patients and departmental clients/visitors.
  2. Answers multi-line phone system, addresses/schedules appointments, and directs calls to appropriate persons.
  3. Performs day-to-day administrative functions and general office duties, including word processing, copying, scanning, faxing, sorting/distributing mail, and data entry.
  4. Maintains patient accounts, verifies method of payment for service, and collects data and/or payment as appropriate.
  5. Maintains patient waiting areas and front desk areas in a manner that is organized and neat.
  6. Creates and maintains charts in electronic formats.
  7. Scans and indexes documents in the electronic health record.
  8. Attends scheduled department staff and clinical meetings.
  9. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Education

High School Diploma or GED. (Transcript is required)

Experience

Two (2) years of related administrative clerical experience including six (6) months of medical receptionist experience; OR a combination of education and experience to equal two (2) years.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Ability to exercise a high degree of diplomacy and tact.
  • Ability to understand medical terminology.
  • Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Skill and flexibility to accommodate the changing needs of the department.
  • Well-developed verbal and written communication skills in English; additional language abilities welcomed.
  • Ability to work well individually or in a team capacity with minimal supervision.
  • Basic to intermediate computer knowledge and skills.
  • Ability to work independently, multi-task, be team-oriented, deal with challenging situations and people, and problem-solve through job-related tasks.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Work Schedule

This position may occasionally be required to work evenings.

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