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UofL Health

Patient Access Representative II

UofL Health, Louisville, Kentucky, us, 40201


OverviewUniversity of Louisville Physicians is hiring for Patient Access.

Location: 515 W. Market Street, Louisville KY 40202

Shift Options: 1st shift

About Us

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with seven hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehabilitation Institute and the Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Our Mission

As an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care

Job Summary:

The Patient Access Representative II is responsible for communicating with patients and physicians in a timely and professional manner both verbally and electronically. As a first point of contact for all VIP patients and providers, the representative will create a positive impression for UofL Physicians while scheduling patient appointments according to clinic operating standards.

ResponsibilitiesJOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Answer all incoming calls with exceptional customer service with a focus on compassionate patient centered care

Review incoming website appointment requests and handle in a concierge style manner by acting as one point of contact for our patients in scheduling appointments across the organization in a timely manner

Schedule new, return, internal employee, and referring provider VIP appointments within multiple groups

Accurately schedule patient appointments in accordance with physicians’ template and guidelines using access center technologies

Regularly monitor guided schedule documents to ensure up to date scheduling compliance

Determine appropriate physicians for all non-directed referrals

Reschedule patients using proper functions

Field non-clinical patient questions or transfer to appropriate clinical parties

Set patient’s expectations for their visit ensuring an excellent patient experience

Call patients to reschedule appointment when clinic is cancelled

Use Allscripts, Centricity Business, online paging systems as well as retrieve information from other hospital systems

Treat all matters confidentially concerning patient information according to HIPAA guidelines.

Adhere to group productivity and quality metrics

Other duties as assigned.

QualificationsMINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma or Equivalent required

Knowledgeable of Microsoft Excel

Successful completion of all required training

Excellent customer service skills required

Excellent written and verbal communication required

A minimum of 2 years’ experience scheduling for multiple physician practices

OR experience working as a Patient Access Representative I in two or more assigned specialty groups

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Proactive - anticipates and plans for problems before they arise

Service Excellence – responsive, informs constituents of process, pleasant to work with, educates and provides timely, accurate information

Organized – manages time effectively, keeps tasks appropriately prioritized

Flexible – ability to change directions as needed for the good of the department or organization

Critical Thinking – ability to think through issues and identify appropriate options

Work Ethics – motivated, diligent, industrious and persistent in the workplace, stays on tasks to completion, works at a fast pace to ensure optimal efficiency

Interpersonal – can build effective, strong working relationships with employees, colleagues, management, consultants, and media through trust, communication, and credibility

Team – ability to work with others, serve others, help others, lead others, mentor others, take directions from others in the interest of moving process and programs forward to the desired outcome

Self-Awareness – ability to reflect, understand limitations, and seek appropriate assistance and guidance

Judgment – exercises discretion and due diligence when making decisions and recommendations

Quality – is able to perform work in a neat, efficient, well-coordinated, well communicated manner with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism

WORKING CONDITIONS

Call center/office environment with regular sitting at a desk with the use of a computer and telephone

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Candidates upon hire will complete an electronic I-9 verification

Only those candidates whose experience best meets our requirements will be contacted

Current UofL Physicians employees must follow the UofL Physicians Internal Transfer Policy