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Job Description

INTEGRIS Health Medical Group Hobby Lobby, Oklahoma's largest not-for-profit health system has a great opportunity for a Patient Services Representative Sr in Oklahoma City, OK. In this position, you'll work Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 4:30pm with our team providing exceptional care to those who have entrusted INTEGRIS Health with their healthcare needs. If our mission of partnering with people to live healthier lives speaks to you, apply today to learn more about our recently enhanced benefits package for all eligible caregivers such as, frontloaded PTO, 100% INTEGRIS Health paid short term disability, increased retirement match, and paid family leave. We invite you to join us as we strive to be The Most Trusted Partner for Health.

The Patient Services Representative Senior acts as a mentor to new entry-level Patient Services Representatives and is responsible for ensuring the integrity of clinic data and patient information, answering telephones, taking concise messages, scanning and indexing information into the medical record, handling requests for medical records and basic scheduling. This position requires population specific competencies. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as appropriate based on the level of patient contact this position requires.

INTEGRIS Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Responsibilities

The Patient Services Representative Senior responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Enters daily charges accurately, including time of service payments
• Balances end of day business transactions accurately
• Makes appointments for visits and, if an emergency, informs a clinical employee or provider
• Verifies insurance eligibility and benefits
• Accurately enters patient demographics into the practice management system
• Completes out-going referrals
• Assists in training new employees
• Responsible for receiving and/or dispatching incoming phone calls
• Contacts third party payers for benefit and pre-certification information and enters information into the billing system
• Collects checks and cash for co-pays and deductibles; collects deposits and/or makes financial arrangements with guarantor
• Performs financial counseling to patient/family as it pertains to ambulatory care billing processes and procedures
• Works directly with the clinical staff to ensure proper patient placement
• Performs check in and out duties accurately and timely
• Takes messages when answering the telephone, correctly spelling names and identifying patient by two patient identifiers according to National Patient Safety Goals
• Takes clear and concise messages from pharmacies, physicians and hospital personnel; directs the message to the Clinical employee and/or Provider
• Manages large call volume while maintaining excellent telephone etiquette
• Organizes workflow to meet patient needs in a timely manner.
• The Patient Services Representative Senior reports to the Office Manager/Supervisor.
• This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information.
• Must be able to handle a high volume of telephone calls (potentially hundreds per day), and high volume of patient interaction (potentially hundreds per day), i.e., scheduling appointments, discussing billing problems, setting up payment arrangements, collecting past due payments.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks and work in a high stress environment. May be required to drive.
• All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE:

• 3 years experience in a health care setting to include both interpersonal & telephone customer service

SKILLS:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office

IMG Float Pool: This job requires the incumbents to operate a INTEGRIS-owned vehicle OR personal vehicle (non INTEGRIS-owned) and therefore must have a current Oklahoma State Drivers License as well as a driving record which is acceptable to our insurance carrier.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in the following areas: responsibility for cashier procedures and/or basic accounting, clinic check in/out procedures, basic health insurance, HMO, PPO, and basic medical terminology, general knowledge of CPT and ICD-9 coding

About Us

INTEGRIS Health mission: Partnering with people to live healthier lives.

To our patients, that means we will partner to provide unprecedented access to quality and compassionate health care. To you, it means some of the state's best career and development opportunities. With INTEGRIS Health, you will have a genuine chance to make a difference in your life and your career.

INTEGRIS Health is the state's largest Oklahoma-owned health system with hospitals, rehabilitation centers, physician clinics, mental health facilities and home health agencies throughout much of the state.