What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Representative (Pediatric Specialty Clinics) - Casual position at University of Minnesota Physicians?
This is an AFSCME represented position
Why UMPhysicians?
The Patient Representative promotes UMPhysicians’ philosophy of patient centered care to meet the needs of all visitors and guests by maintaining a welcoming, friendly profile in the clinic and is responsible for the professional and efficient operation of both reception check-in and checkout procedures. The individual in this role must have exceptional time management and prioritization abilities, exemplary customer service skills, and excellent organization and communication capabilities.
What You Will Do As a Patient Representative
This position may be required to float to other departments at the discretion of the manager based on clinic needs.
Hours: Casual/Per Diem
Benefits: This is not a benefit eligible position.
Compensation
20.18 - 27.53 USD Hourly
At M Physicians we believe in pay transparency and equity. The compensation for each position is based on experience, skills, qualifications, and other role-specific considerations. Our total compensation is designed to support your well-being, career growth, and work-life balance.
University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians), a non-profit organization headquartered in Minneapolis, seeks motivated individuals for both clinical and non-clinical roles to drive innovation in health and medicine. Our inclusive culture offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and the opportunity for career development in the exciting field of health care to over 1,200 physicians, 300 advanced practice providers, and 2,200 health professionals and staff across Minnesota and beyond.
Join us on a mission to advance medicine.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Why UMPhysicians?
The Patient Representative promotes UMPhysicians’ philosophy of patient centered care to meet the needs of all visitors and guests by maintaining a welcoming, friendly profile in the clinic and is responsible for the professional and efficient operation of both reception check-in and checkout procedures. The individual in this role must have exceptional time management and prioritization abilities, exemplary customer service skills, and excellent organization and communication capabilities.
What You Will Do As a Patient Representative
- Assists with phones and schedules future appointments and/or procedures.
- Welcomes visitors, provides non-clinical information, collects co-pays, and enters/verifies health insurance information at check-in
- Oversees the clinic lobby and patient waiting area and ensures it is clean, orderly and inviting
- Arranges accommodation and/or interpreter services as need needed for the patient visits
- Resolves non-clinical patient customer service issues
- Assists with coordinating provider schedules and appointments
- Maximize efficiencies of clinic schedules and to reduce patient waiting times and enhance customer experience
- Requests/obtains/sends medical records and diagnostic test results from patient visits to other providers as requested
- Successful completion of Patient Representative training program and OJT within 5 weeks of hire.
- Knowledge of online scheduling and experience with EMR systems
- Keyboarding skills of 35 wpm.
- Proven experience in customer service
This position may be required to float to other departments at the discretion of the manager based on clinic needs.
Hours: Casual/Per Diem
Benefits: This is not a benefit eligible position.
Compensation
20.18 - 27.53 USD Hourly
At M Physicians we believe in pay transparency and equity. The compensation for each position is based on experience, skills, qualifications, and other role-specific considerations. Our total compensation is designed to support your well-being, career growth, and work-life balance.
University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians), a non-profit organization headquartered in Minneapolis, seeks motivated individuals for both clinical and non-clinical roles to drive innovation in health and medicine. Our inclusive culture offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and the opportunity for career development in the exciting field of health care to over 1,200 physicians, 300 advanced practice providers, and 2,200 health professionals and staff across Minnesota and beyond.
Join us on a mission to advance medicine.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.