We’re searching for an Ambulatory Services Representative II with our Outpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic in Austin, TX, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will provide excellent customer service as the first contact for patients, providers and staff accessing virtual and/or non-virtual ambulatory clinics. May orient the patient to the virtual visit process to ensure patient success, if applicable.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
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Qualifications:
- H.S. Diploma or GED required
- Required 2 years' experience in customer service or 2 years clerical, medical office, or business experience preferably in a Healthcare environment
Responsibilities
- Admission- Check-In/Welcome desk, PAR's, Registration, Past Pending.
- Performs patient registration procedures per department process.
- May ensure patient is oriented to the virtual visit process and has all technology set up to successfully complete their visit.
- Ensures that all necessary patient forms are provided and filled out for the clinic visit
- Communicates with patients, staff and providers regarding patient arrivals, delays, and clinic processes.
- Alerts clinic staff and providers of any changes or discrepancies in patient’s scheduled appointment
- Refers all patients with inadequate funding to the financial counselor with zero reported complaints.
- Changes status of all appointments daily to reflect arrived, cancelled, no-show, or rescheduled status.
- Maintains an organized filing system of current referrals in progress and already appointed, communicates all missed appointments to PCP and destroys missed referrals after one month.
- Reviews new referrals with provider of the day regarding appropriate appointment status. Reviews provider schedule for open slots to appoint patients. Coordinates scheduling.
- Assists, as needed, licensed staff with the non-financial aspects of the inpatient admission process, e.g., calls escort, helps with paperwork as needed.
- May perform closing procedures (i.e.- reconciling fee receipts, completing deposit notification forms, reconciling petty cash, balancing the credit card machines, completing batch reports in accordance with department processes
- Insurance Authorization/Collecting cash & deposits
- Charge Entry, Billing and Reconciliation
- Customer Service and communication
- Flowmaster and Room Management
Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.
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