Patient Service Coordinator Ambulatory/Health Unit Coordinator Job at Hennepin Healthcare
Hennepin Healthcare Minneapolis, MN
Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care hospital. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 484 bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of primary and specialty care clinics in Minneapolis and in suburban communities. Hennepin Healthcare has a large psychiatric program, home care and hospice, and operates a research institute, innovation center and philanthropic foundation.
SUMMARY
We are currently seeking a Patient Service Coordinator - Ambulatory I - FOH to join our CSC Front Desk team. This full-time role will work on-site (days).
The purpose of this position is to provide a welcoming experience for patients and their families. The main objectives of this position are to meet and exceed patient expectations as it relates to front desk procedures; to act and communicate in a professional and positive manner to patients, providers and care team staff; and to provide team-oriented support to staff to assist in meeting overall HHS registration quality goals. This is a high patient volume, multi-tasking position, with afternoon, evening and weekend hours.
A $500 hiring incentive is available for eligible external candidates (current employees, contract/temporary workers, and former employees returning to HHS within one year are ineligible).
Required COVID-19 Vaccinations for Employees
Hennepin Healthcare requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This includes all employees, volunteers, students, and contracted staff, with limited exemptions for medical or religious reasons.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Welcomes patients and guests in a friendly manner, following the “I am Welcomed” standard workflow
- Provides navigation assistance to all patients and guests
- Utilizes the electronic health record accurately and efficiently to perform the following functions:Patient Check-in
Point of Service Collections (Co-payments, Self-pay, and outstanding balances)
Registration
Patient Check-out (Schedule following the standard processes)
Verify insurance accuracy through RTE (Real Time Eligibility) and Benefit Engine
- Ensures personal workspace and patient waiting areas are neat and sanitized.
- Responsible for handling patient financial transactionsCash Box
Cash Collections
Credit/Debit card transactions
Daily reconciliation
- Promotes the organization and assists in maintaining clinic efficiency
- Check-out patients
- Provide scheduling support for contracted providers and specialty departments
- Provide support for providers with requests and urgent needs
- Manages special patient needs upon request
- Maintains Clerical Pool In-basket messages; messages are completed appropriately based on the SLA (Service Line Agreement) and urgency of the message
- Receives and creates encounters for medical forms and delivers them to the clinical team
- Assist with processing of time sensitive patient’s needs, such as patient forms, etc.
- Perform other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- At least one year of experience in related field and/or six months of Front of House experience
- One year of customer service experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to work cohesively, effectively, and respectively with individuals from a variety of economic, social, and culturally diverse backgrounds
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, continually changing environment
- Ability to respond appropriately to shifting priorities
- Ability to prioritize work assignments
- Consistently exceeds quality and productivity standards, including accuracy in patient registrations and scheduling as well as customer service expectations
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of organizational policies and procedures
- Technical proficiency in basic computer skills and applications suca as Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Ability to work independently and in a team setting
Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:
- 6 months of previous HHS experience
- Associate Degree (Healthcare or Business concentration preferred) or 2 years of customer service experience in similar clinic/ambulatory healthcare environment
- Certification fromHFMA OR
NAHAM OR
HBI Patient Access Certification
- Experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR) – Epic experience preferred
- Understanding of medical terminology
- Experience with different payers/insurance requirements
- Bilingual fluency in English/Spanish or English/Somali or other languages including ASL (not required)
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $17.75 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Commuter assistance
- Dental insurance
- Dependent care reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Free flu shots
- Gym membership
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Paid orientation
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Uniform allowance
- Wellness program
Healthcare setting:
- Clinic
- Inpatient
- Level I trauma center
- Outpatient
Medical specialties:
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Home Health
- Internal Medicine
- Medical-Surgical
- Ob/Gyn
- Pediatrics
- Perioperative Care
- Primary Care
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Urgent Care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Application Question(s):
- Experience with EPIC is a bonus, but not a must. Do you have EPIC experience?
Experience:
- Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
- Healthcare: 1 year (Preferred)
- Computer skills: 1 year (Preferred)
- EPIC: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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