The Patient Service Associate is responsible to ensure smooth clinic, patient and billing flow by greeting and directing patients to their various appointments, preparing the daily clinic schedule and updating the physicians’ schedules, maintaining patient files and records, interfacing with the different corporate departments and by receiving and directly patient questions to appropriate people. Works as a team member to facilitate patient care and optimize the revenue.

• Handle high volume incoming calls.
• Review the charts and insurance referrals/authorizations and taking appropriate action to assure proper maximal reimbursement.
• To assist the physicians and/or administrators in all business and patient care responsibilities.
• Coordinates office communication flow.
• Communicates effectively and courteously with and demonstrates a caring attitude toward patients and their families.
• Greet, direct and assist large numbers of visitors and refers visitors to various areas.
• Ensure all patient demographic and insurance information.
• Answer telephones using correct telephone etiquette at all times, recording legible and complete messages, handling questions, transferring incoming calls appropriately, contacting physicians, insurance companies, hospitals, diagnostic facilities, billing departments, etc… as necessary.
• Review patient intake information to verify insurance coverage.
• Verify patient insurance information, call for insurance authorization, patient address, telephone, etc.
• Responsible for scheduling new and follow up appointments including patient testing.
• Acts in a non-directive, non-judgmental manner, recognizing an individual’s religious, ethical and moral opinions and beliefs.
• Brings new ideas, positive attitude and lots of energy.
• Responsible for maintaining and recording patient schedule.
• Identify and collect co-pays, deductibles and other payments.
• Reconcile patient payments on a daily basis received to cash box and receipt journal.
• Prepare billing sheets.
• Review all billings sheets to ensure they contain necessary information needed to create a claim such as physician name and number, patient name and number, insurance code, referring physician and code, etc
• Direct billing inquiries to appropriate Regional Office.
• Ensure the clinical staff submits all outpatient billing sheets daily.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) 2% match
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Healthcare setting:

• Clinic
• Outpatient

Medical specialties:

• Ob/Gyn
• Radiology

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Santa Barbara, CA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person