Patient Services Assistant - Owings Mills

Education

High School or GED equivalency

Experience

6 months of related experience

Skills

• Customer service skills
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred
• Skill in written and oral communication
• Ability to perform noncomplex arithmetic calculations
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and phone volume simultaneously

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit stand walk and pay close attention to detail

Working Conditions

• Normal office environment with little exposure to noise dust and the like.

Conditions of Employment

• Ability to work in various practices as needed.

Patient & Workplace Safety:

• Employee has knowledge and understanding of patient and workforce safety as it relates to job duties.

Patient Population:

• Demonstrates competency in the delivery of care and applies the knowledge to meet agespecific needs if applicable.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls. Responds to general inquiries by relating or referring to established policies and procedures. Provides customer service to patients by relaying information about the Medical Center and reminds patients of appointments.

• Schedule patient appointments performs data entry of patient demographic information and insurance.
• Verifies insurance information requests or obtains referrals required if necessary for service prior to the patients visit.
• Assist patient with registering for MyChart
• Responsible for managing high volume of telephone calls
• Generates telephone encounters from patient calls and routes to providers for review and follow up
• Responsible for addressing all telephone messages by end of day

• Performs (pre) registration and confirmation of patient appointments prior to date of service.

• Check in patient verify insurance collect and scan identification and insurance cards.
• Responsible for managing referral work queues. Schedules patient appointments from active referrals and/or attaches referrals to appointments scheduled

• Responsible for managing incoming faxes routing results and correspondence to appropriate provider and or staff.
• Scan incoming medical records to patients MRN.
• Responsible for addressing and responding to In basket messages from patients and providers.
• Responsible for closing out In Basket messages daily.
• Responds to EPIC Secure chats as appropriate

• Collect patient copayments form fees and outstanding balances.
• Performs simple arithmetic calculations reconciles all monies collected and makes deposits

• Assist with scheduling diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures according to restrictions of HMOs PPOs and MCOs. Ensures that patients are notified and receive appropriate information regarding scheduled tests and procedures.
• Obtains referrals and Preauthorization for procedures by calling insurance companies or generating electronic requests.
• Other duties as assigned.

All roles must demonstrate GBMC Values:

Respect

I will treat everyone with courtesy. I will foster a healing environment.

• Treats others with fairness kindness and respect for personal dignity and privacy

• Listens and responds appropriately to others needs feelings and capabilities

Excellence

I will strive for superior performance in every aspect of my work. I will recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of others.

• Meets and/or exceeds customer expectations
• Actively pursues learning and selfdevelopment
• Pays attention to detail; follows through

Accountability

I will be professional in the way I act look and speak. I will take ownership to solve problems.

• Sets a positive professional example for others
• Takes ownership of problems and does what is needed to solve them
• Appropriately plans and utilizes required resources for various job duties
• Reports to work regularly and on time

Teamwork

I will be engaged and collaborative. I will keep people informed.

• Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others for the success of the team
• Addresses and resolves conflict in a positive way
• Seeks out the ideas of others to reach the best solutions
• Acknowledges and celebrates the contribution of others

Ethical Behavior

I will always act with honesty and integrity. I will protect the patient.

• Demonstrates honesty integrity and good judgment
• Respects the cultural psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients/families/coworkers

Results

I will set goals and measure outcomes that support organizational goals. I will give and accept help to achieve goals.

• Embraces change and improvement in the work environment
• Continuously seeks to improve the quality of products/services
• Displays flexibility in dealing with new situations or obstacles
• Achieves results on time by focusing on priorities and manages time efficiently

Pay Range

Final salary offer will be based on the candidates qualifications education experience and alignment with our organizational needs.

COVID19 Vaccination

All applicants must be fully vaccinated against Covid19 or obtain a GBMC approved medical or religious exemption prior to starting employment at GBMC Healthcare to include Gilchrist and GBMC Health Partners.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GBMC HealthCare and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression age national origin mental or physical disability genetic information veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.