Contact Center Agent | Patient Contact Center | Per Diem

Summary

Under the general supervision of the Call Center Manager or the Assistant Manager, the Call Center Agent performs a variety of call center tasks such as scheduling appointments, updating insurance information, and assisting patients with medication refills. The Call Center Agent is the primary access point for patients and their families and is responsible that the patient receives timely, empathetic and compassionate customer service.

Education

High School degree or General Educational Development equivalency required; demonstrated customer service ability to interact with the public, staff and patients preferred.

Certification, Registration & Licensure

None required.

Experience

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to problem solve
• Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to thrive in a self-directed work environment
• Ability to handle a high call volume environment while maintaining professionalism and high performance
• Strong computer and keyboard skills required (Words per minute will be asked upon interview)
• Knowledge of medical office and hospital operations a plus
• Familiarity with medical terminology a plus

Responsibilities

• Answer incoming calls and triage appropriately
• Schedule appointment in the electronic medical record
• Contributes to individual and team goals by maintaining: 11.7 calls per hour, 5% or below daily abandonment rate and answering calls on average in 2 minutes or less.
• Schedules, confirms or reschedules patient appointments. Promotes Patient Portal enrollment.
• Welcomes and coordinates intake of patient information for new and existing patients, and creates and maintains medical records.
• Obtains and verifies insurance and demographic information. Reconciles work lists and reports.
• Facilitates patient care between primary, specialty, and ancillary services.
• Supports a culture of "yes" In support of a patient centered medical home.
• Works independently and within a team on special, nonrecurring and ongoing projects. Coordinates multiple aspects of projects, events, and other complex activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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• The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is LIGHT. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 pounds.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to do fine motor, do repetitive motion, hear, reach, sit, and speak.
• The employee is frequently required to bend, and walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to kneel, squat, and stand.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne pathogens.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.