Patient Care Representative - Phone Center - Middleton Family Medicine Urgent Care LLC
Middleton, MA 01949
About the Job
Middleton Family Medicine is seeking enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and reliable candidates for our Patient Care Representative (PCR) role to support our Call Center. This position requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, computer proficiency, and exemplary customer service skills, with the abilities to multitask and work as a team. Medical office and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience are highly desirable.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide excellent customer service to all patients, families, and caregivers by greeting and assisting all callers in a warm and professional manner
- Confirm and update patient demographic and health insurance information
- Perform health insurance eligibility checks and be able to provide accurate answers to patient insurance inquiries
- Schedule patient appointments for Primary and Specialty Care in Athena, manage online portal messages, and electronic task buckets
- Assist patients, families, and caregivers with Patient Portal access and encourage use of the Portal
- Efficiently process and escalate patient requests, questions, and issues to appropriate resources
- Monitor provider schedules for openings and communicate changes and cancellations to the front desk, clinical staff, and providers
- Answer questions and provide patients with relevant instructions, educational materials, or community resources in support of ongoing care, testing, and/or referrals
- Understand and maintain HIPAA regulations and patient privacy protocols
- All other duties as assigned by managers and leads
Minimum Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- 1 years of experience in customer service or in a related administrative position, healthcare experience preferred
Key Competencies and Skills:
- Strong interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills
- Outstanding customer service skills, positive attitude, and professional appearance
- Knowledge of medical terminology, procedures, diagnoses, and health insurance
- Efficient problem solver
- Adaptable, flexible, and reliable
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced office environment and work either independently or as part of a team
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of computer and relevant software applications
Why Choose Middleton Family Medicine?
Our mission at Middleton Family Medicine is to Make Lives Meaningfully Better. To do this, we are continuously expanding our practice and its offerings to provide quality, comprehensive, and compassionate care to patients on the North Shore and beyond. We are committed to hiring people infused with passion and motivated to succeed in an environment that is driven by a collaborative, patient-centric culture. We pride ourselves on our three differentiators that allow us to do what’s best for our patients: offering service 365 days a year, drive-thru healthcare, and on-site specialty teams and ancillary services. Come join us as we continue to grow by investing in our people, programs, and technology to deliver legendary customer service to our patients and to further our reputation as the provider, practice, and employer of choice!
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