Patient Service Associate-CO-Primary Care Powell
Job Location:
Powell, OH - USA
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Job Summary
OSUP Community Medical Group Employment
OSUP Community Medical Group operates primary and specialty care practices in central and regional areas within Ohio. As part of the buckeye community OSUP Community operates with the support of OSU Physicians Medical Group and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. OSUP Community creates a personal environment with comprehensive benefits so you wont have to compromise on the things you love.
Our culture
We foster a culture grounded in the values of inclusion empathy sincerity and determination. We meet our teams where they are coming together to serve each other and our community.
Our benefits
We know that having options and robust benefit plans are important to you. We prioritize the wellbeing of our team and thats why we offer our employees a flexible competitive benefit addition to medical dental vision health reimbursement accounts flexible spending accounts and retirement we also offer an employee assistance program paid time off holidays and a wellness program designed to support our employees so they can live their best lives. As an OSUP Community Medical Group employee you will be eligible for these various benefits depending on your employment status.
Purpose:The PSAs will coordinate and provide patient support services such as answering phones directing calls greeting patients/visitors maintaining patient medical records via EMR or paper charts assisting with patient scheduling performing office functions and handling patient payments as addition to the above the Lead positions will also assist management in leading the day-to-day operations.
Greets patients and visitors registers and check-in patients updates patient demographics and insurance coverage in computer system.
Answers patient calls takes and relays messages or scripted care directions; responds to patient and staff inquiries and communicates with referring physician offices.
Performs check-out processes inclusive but limited to co-pay collections scheduling return visits providing the after-visit summary and ensuring that follow-up tests have been ordered or scheduled (where applicable). Appropriately documents such activities.
Monitors length of patients wait and notifies the appropriate party (i.e. nurse lead or manager) of excessive wait times as defined by clinic.
Opens and routes incoming mail; distributes correspondence reports and office supplies; mails out form letters. Tracks and records patient information or program data where applicable.
Requests and handles referrals and medical records from referring offices for new patient appointments.
Schedules appointments when directed.
Where assigned maintains the cash drawer reconciles daily cash and prepares bank deposits. Accurately completes necessary paperwork to facilitate and track deposits.
Contacts insurance companies and obtains registration or procedural pre-certifications as required by the patients healthcare insurance or managed care providers as assigned.
Ability to perform functions using job-related software and systems.
Travel may be required to accommodate staffing levels at other clinical facilities.
Attendance promptness professionalism the ability to pay attention to detail cooperativeness with co-workers and supervisors and politeness to customers vendors and patients.
Other duties or special projects as assigned.
- High School diploma or equivalent
- One year of customer service experience
- Skill in problem solving and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to convey information both in writing and verbally.
- Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations while providing exceptional customer service.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
The Ohio State University Physicians, Inc. (OSUP) provides outpatient care throughout Central Ohio and the surrounding areas. We are the approved not-for-profit practice plan for The Ohio State University College of Medicine designated by the University Board of Trustees.
