Patient Representative-Full Time- Buffalo Grove

Sign On Bonus Patient Service Representatives (.5 and above) are eligible for a $1,000 sign on bonus payable after 90 days of employment.

This bonus is eligible to newly hired external applicants (current AAH Team Members are not eligible at this time).

Address: 214 Mchenry Rd Buffalo Grove IL 60089 Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 7am-6pm.

Rotating Saturdays 8am-12pm Position Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent.

Required to pass 6 week MSO training program immediately after hire to be assigned to a practice.

Two to three years customer service experience in a highvolume, highstress environment.

Experience handling difficult caller/customers/patients.

Experience handling several tasks at once without mistakes or diminution of professional demeanor and customer service.

CRT/PC experience in a customer service setting.

Working knowledge of the BAR and scheduling sections of the IDX system preferred.

Strong interpersonal and telephone communication skills.

Ability to solve problems posed by callers seeking referrals, appointments, billing issues and clinical information.

N/A Ability to function in a high volume, multipletask environment, possibly in a crowed or closely shared work space.

Exposure to ill patients.

Ability to work under stressful conditions with demanding customers.

Possible travel to various AMG practice sites or to ancillary settings for practicums, training programs and/or temporary assignment.

If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015.

Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance.

For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available.

Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a casebycase basis.

Purpose: To provide efficient, effective, quality customer service and practice support through a variety of general office duties including scheduling, coding, registration and billing.

Maximize revenues by collecting payment at time of service and entering accurate and uptodate billing information (address, insurance coverage, etc.) into the patient accounting system.

Assists clinical staff in maintaining accurate medical records.

Accountabilities: Patient Services: Provides efficient, highquality service to patients who arrive for appointments or who telephone or visit in person to request appointments or information on tests and procedures, bills and charges, referrals, and other matters.

Billing Services: Ensures the collection of maximum possible fees at the time of service and accurate followup billing information on the patient and payer.

Medical Record Services: Upholds standards of the practice and of the medical group for accurate and timely medical records.