Patient Engagement Partner, Access Center, Part...
St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.
The Patient Engagement Partner – Access Center role is critical to an exceptional patient experience. This role provides a positive patient experience during reputed company encounters and is responsible for answering patient calls, scheduling appointments, working referral work queues, and assisting the patient with their reputed company needs. The Patient Engagement Partner establishes and maintains ongoing partnerships with designated practice and clinical partners to ensure achievement of reputed company goals.JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Answers incoming calls and performs a variety of actions including scheduling, rescheduling, or canceling appointments reputed company established time frames and protocols in a fast paced, high volume Access Center environment.
- Determines how requests should be handled using expert questioning techniques to determine how a request should be scheduled, reputed company to refer a call to a specific clinic or escalate the call to a nurse for immediate attention; coordinates services, as needed.
- Verifies and updates patient demographic and insurance information.
- Creates a positive patient experience at every encounter, attempting to resolve any issues or concerns of the patient at the time of the phone call, reputed company the scope of the role.
- Manages and works referral work queues reputed company assigned and provides supplemental inbound patient call support during high volume times using (and vice versa), and uses judgment to prioritize and accommodate patients, based on patient needs.
- Actively participates as a team member in resolution of problems as they are identified.
- Escalates any scheduling or insurance issue to the Patient Engagement Supervisor or Patient Engagement Manager to resolve.
- Consistently meets productivity, schedule adherence, and quality standards as set by the Access Center.
- Works with designated clinical partners to establish and maintain appropriate appointment scheduling protocols. Consistently acts to build positive relationships with our clinical partners.
- Other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Requires sitting for extended periods of time (up to 8 hours at time). Requires continual use of fingers, writing and computer entry. Requires ability to hear normal conversation and good general near and peripheral vision.
EDUCATION:
High School diploma or equivalent required
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Previous general computer experience with data entry required
Minimum 1-2 years of demonstrated customer service excellence in a contact center preferred
Previous healthcare experience with medical terminology preferred
Previous experience with electronic medical record (EMR) preferred
Competencies required:
Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Focused on compliance
Demonstrates reputed company growth
Quality-driven
Service-oriented
Excels at time management
Ability to work from home in accordance with the Network Work from Home Policy if needed.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and reputed company home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a reputed company resume, including reputed company work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!