Patient Services Representative - CCP Express Care Hummelstown

Are you passionate about helping kids be their best selves?

Join our team of Life Changers!

UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics is hiring a Regular Part-Time Patient Services Representative to support the office in Hummelstown.

Evening and weekend availability required to support the hours of operation

Clinic Hours: 4:30p-9p mon-fri 11:30a-8p sat, 9:30a-6p sun

Prior pediatric office experience strongly preferred.

Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!

Purpose:
A Patient Services Representative is responsible for welcoming patients upon arrival, promoting the usage of new and emerging consumer-friendly technologies, educating patients on their copayments and financial obligations and collecting payments when applicable, scheduling subsequent appointments within the continuum of care, connecting patients to financial advocacy resources when appropriate, updating patient's demographics and insurance coverage information, and promoting an overall culture of service excellence. Patient Services Representative display strong customer service skills that ensure that patients and family members have the desired UPMC Experience at UPMC physician practices, hospitals, and outpatient surgery departments.

Responsibilities:

• • Provide a warm greeting for all patients. Guide patient through use of self-arrival technology or check-in patient at desk depending on patient preference. Collect copayments and any other applicable patient payments at the point of service. Confirm and/or update patient registration information at checkout. Schedule follow-up appointments within the practice at checkout. Schedule or connect patient to resources to schedule for ancillary services at checkout. Help patients navigate the healthcare system by providing clear and understandable instructions. Provides follow-up to unresolved patient questions or needs to ensure the appropriate continuity of care. Understands the principles of service recovery and is both empowered and responsible for taking appropriate action to recover from service that does not meet the expectation of the UPMC Experience. Register patients in Biometrics (fingerprint recognition) program and explain benefits. Promote MyUPMC patient portal and assist patients in registration when applicable
  • Assist patients in education of financial responsibility and connect them to advocacy resources as needed. Confirm/verify insurance benefits with the appropriate carrier via online verification systems or telephone inquiries. Obtain signature of patient or family member for consent to treatment and financial responsibility following the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules and regulations. Appropriately distribute / triage phone calls to other areas and / or clinical providers. Assist with administrative duties in the office including but not limited to scanning of medical records and faxing*Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.*Performs other duties as assigned.