Patient Service Representative- Student Health Services
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- Pay
- $18
- an hour
- Location
- Memphis, TN
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 22
- 2 days ago
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About the company
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Higher education · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
- Welcomes, greets, and screens patients and departmental clients/visitors
- Answers multi-line phone system, addresses/schedules appointments, and directs calls
- Performs day-to-day administrative functions and general office duties
- Maintains patient accounts, verifies method of payment, and collects data and/or payment
- Maintains patient waiting areas and front desk areas in an organized and neat manner
- Creates and maintains charts in electronic formats
- Scans and indexes documents in the electronic health record
- Attends scheduled department staff and clinical meetings
What you need
- High School Diploma or GED
- Two years of related administrative clerical experience, including six months of medical receptionist experience
- Or a combination of education and experience to equal two years
- Ability to understand medical terminology
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills
- Basic to intermediate computer knowledge and skills
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills in English
Key skills
medical terminologycustomer serviceinterpersonal communicationverbal and written communicationcomputer knowledgeproblem-solvemulti-task
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Market Range: 05
Hiring Salary: $18.54/Hourly
JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The Patient Service Representative supports the operations of the clinic by performing day-to-day administrative tasks while ensuring high-quality customer service to the patients at University Health Services.
M INIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATIONS:
High School Diploma or GED. (TRANSCRIPT IS REQUIRED)
EXPERIENCE:
Two (2) years of related administrative clerical experience including six (6) months of medical receptionist experience; OR a combination of education and experience to equal two (2) years.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Ability to exercise a high degree of diplomacy and tact.
Ability to understand medical terminology.
Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills.
Skill and flexibility to accommodate the changing needs of the department.
Well-developed verbal and written communication skills in English; additional language abilities welcomed.
Ability to work well individually or in a team capacity with minimal supervision.
Basic to intermediate computer knowledge and skills.
Ability to work independently, multi-task, ne team-oriented, deal with challenging situations and people, and problem-solve through job-related tasks.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
WORK SCHEDULE:
This position may occasionally be required to work evenings.
Welcomes, greets, and screens patients and departmental clients/visitors.
Answers multi-line phone system, addresses/schedules appointments, and directs calls to appropriate persons.
Performs day-to-day administrative functions and general office duties, including word processing, copying, scanning, faxing, sorting/distributing mail, and data entry.
Maintains patient accounts, verifies method of payment for service, and collects data and/or payment as appropriate.
Maintains patient waiting areas and front desk areas in a manner that is organized and neat.
Creates and maintains charts in electronic formats.
Scans and indexes documents in the electronic health record.
Attends scheduled department staff and clinical meetings.
Performs other related duties as assigned.