Clinical Service Representative II - Ophthalmology

Position Summary

Provides clinical office support including greeting and registering patients, scheduling appointments, verifying insurance benefits and referrals, and collecting co-payments.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Greets patients, assisting with form completion; verifies accuracy of patient's insurance and demographic information; provides HIPAA forms, arbitration forms and consent-to-treat forms.
• Collects co-pays for services; verifies and balances receipts and payments.
• Reviews schedule for new patients, updating when necessary.
• Calls patients with appointment time reminder, obtaining insurance information and referral forms.
• Prepares, distributes and collects fee tickets; reviews fee tickets for completeness; reconciles fee tickets with daily schedule.
• Schedules return patient appointments and patient testing; validates patient's parking.
• May prepare patients' charts for daily appointments.
• Assists patients with insurance questions regarding billing process.
• Assists staff with sending out reminder cards and other related scheduling duties.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions:
Normal office environment.
Exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
Requires protective devices.
Patient care setting.
Direct patient care setting.

Physical Effort:
Typically sitting at desk or table.
Typically standing or walking.
Typically bending, crouching, stooping.
Occasional lifting (25 lbs. or less).

Equipment:
Office equipment.
Clinical/diagnostic equipment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:
High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.

Certifications/Professional Licenses:
The list below may include all acceptable certifications, professional licenses and issuers. More than one credential, certification or professional license may be required depending on the role. Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross

Work Experience:
Medical Office Setting (2 Years)

Skills:
Not Applicable

Driver's License:
A driver's license is not required for this position.

Required Qualifications:
Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).

Preferred Qualifications

Education:
No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Certifications/Professional Licenses:
No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience:
No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:
Communication, Computer Literacy, Insurance, Interpersonal Relationships, Medical Terminology

Grade

C06-H

Salary Range

$17.34 - $25.40 / Hourly
The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Scheduled Hours

40