Ambulatory Services Representative, 40-hours, Days
Leominster, MA - USA
Job Summary
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Exemption Status:
Non-ExemptHiring Range:
$16.54 - $29.76Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations.
Schedule Details:
Monday through FridayScheduled Hours:
7a-4p 3 days per week 1030a-7p 2 days per weekShift:
1 - Day Shift 8 Hours (United States of America)Hours:
40Cost Center:
24050 - 3883 Phy Therapy Plus Whitney FldThis position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.
Performs a variety of complex administrative duties for patients in need of routine and/or urgent appointments medical procedures tests and associated ancillary services in an ambulatory in/outpatient setting. Assess patients needs including but not limited to financial counseling interpreter services social services and refers to appropriate person or area. Alerts providers to emergent patient care needs.I. Major Responsibilities:
1. Greets visitors and/or patients for scheduled and/or urgent care appointments and procedures.
2. Confirms and verifies patient demographic and insurance information.
3. May collect co-payments from patients upon arrival.
4. Obtains signatures of consent from patient/guardian for treatment authorization and insurance/billing information.
5. Assess patients needs including but not limited to financial counseling interpreter services social services and refers to appropriate person or area.
6. Receives and directs phone calls.
7. Connects the patients call to the provider or responds to the patient and takes messages as directed.
8. Schedules urgent care appointments as needed and directed by clinicians.
9. Schedules patients for treatment by multiple providers and treatment areas and arranges a variety of associated tests and procedures according to established guidelines and specific criteria.
10. Prioritizes appointments in a manner that fosters optimum patient care efficient utilization of clinical staff as well as resources.
Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. High School Diploma.
Preferred:
1. Associates or Bachelors degree.
Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. 3 years of related experience this requirement is waived if candidate has Associates or Bachelors degree.
2. Requires the ability to use specialized applications software and computer systems.
3. Necessitates individuals who are multifunctional and able to work under stressful situations.
4. Exemplifies professional behavior and excellent communication and human relations skills.
Preferred:
1. Knowledge of business office procedures and medical terminology/procedures preferred.
Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.
III. Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:
Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a patient care environment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
About Company
UMass Memorial Health is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts offering the region’s most sophisticated medical technology & support services.