"Patient Service Coordinator"

Job Details

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

We are seeking a Patient Service Coordinator (front desk) who will be responsible for checking in patients for their appointments, checking out patients and assigning a follow up appointment if necessary, verifying insurance, collecting payments, processing referrals and answering phones. The PSC is also responsible for assisting providers as needed.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, courteous and confidential assistance to patients and their family members/representatives.
• Follow HIPPA guidelines at all times.
• Use EPIC system for patient registration, scheduling, check-in, check-out, processing referrals and to communicate patient messages to providers. Input insurance information accurately.
• Handling in-basket messages sent to the Front Desk Pool and in a timely fashion.
• Check Right-fax and forward to proper provider/staff. Send faxes through Right-fax. Scan appropriate faxes into patient record in Epic.
• Schedule pre-op appointments and make sure the orders from referring providers have been received.
• Fill vacant appointment slots due to cancellations.
• Verify Medical Assistance eligibility via the Electronic Verification System (EVS).
• Verify all other insurances using RTE in EPIC.
• Check eligibility for grant patients prior to arriving patient for visit.
• Verify demographic information (address and phone number), and insurance information at each visit and make necessary corrections.
• Scan picture ID and insurance card into EPIC at first visit and verify at all subsequent visits.
• Call insurance company if information on insurance card is incorrect.
• Collect patient payments and issue receipts. Keep cash locked in personal file cabinet drawer. After last patient has been checked in and/or before leaving for the day, cash drawer in Epic is to be verified and closed and cash is to be taken to supervisor or MOC for processing.
• Use bump list to call patients who need to be rescheduled.
• Use the AWARE Report to improve bypassed warnings.
• Report deceased patients to supervisor or MOC.
• Assist with special projects.
• Prepare and mail missed appointment letters (at provider’s request) and appointment cancellation letters when unable to inform patient via phone.
• Answer phones on a rotating basis and provide appropriate information to callers. Take messages for providers and forward via Epic.
• Call transportation services for patients.
• Inform Administrative Coordinator when the parking voucher supply is running low.
• Process outside agency forms completed by providers.
• At the end of the day make sure all patients who did not present for a scheduled visit are either cancelled or no-showed.
• Scan paperwork into EPIC daily and save to appropriate area.
• Ensure windows and cabinets are locked at end of shift.
• Send morning email to staff and supervisors with assigned duties for the day.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions

The PSC must have the ability to multitask while providing customer service to patients or others, assisting providers, and entering information into the scheduling system. The PSC may also be required to assist with answering the phones. The PSC should have the ability to use a computer, copy machine; and to prioritize duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent
• One year work experience in customer service required. Two years related work experience preferred.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer Service in a Medical Setting Using Epic EHR

Classified Title: Patient Service Coordinator

Role/Level/Range: ATO 40/E/02/OD

Starting Salary Range: $16.20 - $28.80 HRLY ($42,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: M-F; 8:30-5:00

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview

Department name: SOM DOM Bay Addiction Medicine

Personnel area: School of Medicine

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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