Patient Access Liaison I - Access Center - Full Time 8 Hour Rotating Shift Non-Exempt Union
Patient Access Liaison I - Access Center - Full Time 8 Hour Rotating Shift Non-Exempt Union
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Job Description
Serves as primary point of contact for access to USC academic medical centers and USC Health Sciences Campus. Answers screens and directs incoming and outgoing telephone calls electronic messages and other webbased communications using a call management system. Responds to basic inquires and refers other inquires to appropriate medical personnel. Contacts and distributes messages to medical personnel using a variety of electronic methods including text voice and email systems. The Patient Access Liaison I may schedule and confirm initial and followup medical appointments as needed.
Essential Duties:
- 1. Demonstrates competency in the quality of work and knowledge of a Patient Access Representative.
- 2. Strives for first call resolution and demonstrates high level of customer service.
- 3. Maintains warm courteous and professional behavior in accordance with the USC/Keck customer service standards while interacting with contacts both internal and external.
- 4. Maintains consistent accuracy in all tasks associated with job role and tasks and responsibilities daily.
- 5. Exhibits collegial and professional demeanor in all interactions.
- 6. Contributes effectively as a productive team member to the Patient Access Center and USC/Keck.
- 7. Follows USC/Keck Communications standard and policy.
- 8. Accepts alternate assignments to any area within the organization as assigned by Management.
- 9. Expected to work from home as/when organizationally deployed following the departmentally established guidelines and expectations for remote work.
- 10. Other duties as assigned
- 11. May verify insurance as needed
- 12. May page physicians as dictated by internal procedures correctly professionally and in a timely manner.
- 13. May perform follow up check with all open pages while on shift and before leaving shift.
- 14. Assists with staff and patient concerns courteously and professionally.
- 15. Answers screens and directs incoming and outgoing telephone calls electronic messages omnichannel contacts and other webbased communications using the organizational communications management system. Transfers telephone calls to the appropriate department or medical personnel.
- 16. Processes messages following departmental procedure and ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations.
- 17. Assists with staff and patient concerns courteously and professionally.
- 18. Utilizes organizationally defined systems to perform patient communication.
- 19. May perform scheduling functions to include scheduling rescheduling appointments cancelations and confirmations.
- 20. Using USC/Keck defined guidelines and at their discretion may carry out Service Recovery activity and/or escalate to any Level 3/Lead or Supervisor within the Patient Access Center.
Required Qualifications:
- Req High school or equivalent
- Req 2 years Minimum 2 years of experience working in a customer service department/ environment or 1 year in healthcare or some combination thereof.
- Req Demonstrated interpersonal skills.
- Req Ability to multitask.
- Req Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Pref Associates degree Associates or Bachelors degree in healthcare business or operations field strongly preferred.
- Pref Specialized/technical training Vocational certificates in healthcare preferred: appoint scheduling registration insurance verification medical assistant.
- Pref Knowledge of HIPPA compliance and various health insurance types.
- Pref Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Pref Demonstrated knowledge of highlevel computer literacy with practice management scheduling systems preferred.
- Pref Bilingual: Spanish Chinese and other languages preferred.
Required Licenses/Certifications:
- Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to theBackground Screening Policy Appendix Dfor specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone ator by email at. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.
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