PATIENT SERVICE ASSOCIATE

Raleigh, North Carolina, As a part of Duke Health’s outpatient clinic network, you will enjoy competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits plans, convenient work hours, and many opportunities for career advancement. Become a part of a team that values and invests in you.   JOB LOCATION Duke Cardiology of Raleigh – 3320 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC You may have to rotate with current staff on a weekly basis, required to be flexible with clinic hours, and must be able to travel between the Raleigh and Morrisville clinic locations.   JOB SUMMARY We are seeking a  PATIENT SERVICE ASSOCIATE  to coordinate and participate in a variety of duties associated with daily clinic preparation process, patient identification, patient check in/out, charge posting, cash management and patient appointment scheduling. Position also involves customer service, answering phones, message distribution, ancillary scheduling and preparation, referrals management and work queues associated with front desk responsibilities.      JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Prepare for clinic visits by reviewing next day patients and completing next day preparation activities. Prepare new patient records. File history sheets, ancillary reports and all other required patient record documentation. Attach HIPPA/Medicare documents to the encounter forms. Check-in patient upon arrival in the practice.

Identify correct patient information in Maestrocare. Verify patient demographic data. Edit Maestro Care as needed. Accurately identify the appropriate account for patient visit. Present and educate patients on required forms and obtain signature as required by policy and procedure. Completes all Maestrocare check-in files and manage all appropriate alerts. Collect and post co-payments and balances on accounts due. Imprint all patient specific documents and requisition/transmittal documents. Enter insurance information correctly into MC system. Coordinate all labs/procedures as requested.

Investigate and account for missing records or orders. Schedule tests and procedures. Schedule appointments from recall list. Complete and distribute ancillary service requisitions. Explain billing to patients according to PRMO credit and collection policies. Determine the amount of cash to be collected based on insurance plan. Check-out patients. Make return appointments by scheduling patients into the correct appointment type, entering the primary care physician or referring physician and scheduling tests and procedures. Answer telephone, take and deliver messages to physicians, nurses and others. Report obtained medical information from patients and referring physicians accurately, completely and timely.

Disseminate messages according to practice communication standards. Work queues appropriate to front desk responsibilities.     JOB ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Requires knowledge of basic grammar and mathematical principles normally acquired through high school education. Minimum of one year of work experience in directly communicating and providing service to patients or public; preferably in a healthcare related field. Experience in effectively coordinating multiple tasks or activities is required.   JOB HOURS The schedule for this position is day shifts, Monday-Friday, with no weekends or holidays.   Job Code: 00004502 PATIENT SERVICE ASSOCIATE Job Level: B2   Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.   Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feelsecure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard.

All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.   Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.  

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