Patient Services Representative

Job Details

Come join the staff at OU HSC and become a part of Oklahoma's premier research university which leads the state in education and career opportunities. We are looking for a Patient Services Rep to join the team. This position coordinates schedules of patients in an outpatient clinic and provides clerical assistance toward the smooth operation of the clinic.

Duties:

• Schedules patient appointments, either by telephone or in person.
• Obtains patient demographics on new patients and updates demographics on established patients.
• Answers telephone calls and distributes to the appropriate personnel.
• Prepares and enters healthcare provider schedules into the computer.
• Coordinates schedules as directed to patient requiring multiple services.
• Greets patients as they come into the clinic for scheduled appointments.
• Accepts payments and writes receipts.
• Inspects the encounter form for completeness and accuracy.
• Copies insurance cards and distributes to the appropriate employee.
• Prepares encounter forms and billing packets for patients to be seen.
• May prepare and type daily deposits.
• Balances and closes cash box daily.
• Prepares ancillary forms for other services, to include but not limited to x-rays, vascular studies, etc.
• Prints and faxes physician schedules to offices.
• Pulls patient charts for appointments or to file lab, x-ray, hospital information or other information into the chart.
• Copies medical records for patients and other providers or facilities.
• Files patient charts.
• Prepares inactive patient charts for storage. Maintains log of charts in storage.
• Secures charts that have been sent to storage that are needed in the clinic.
• Replaces torn charts with new covers.
• Makes up new patient charts and packets of information.
• Requests medical records from other facilities.
• Discusses financial accounts with patients.
• Verifies insurance eligibility and primary care physicians for patients.
• Secures referrals to other providers for HMO patients.
• Secures referrals from PCPs for HMO patients to be seen in the clinic.
• Collects and verifies proof of income in order to determine what sliding scale discount is appropriate.
• Dispenses supplies as needed.
• Notifies appropriate person when supplies are low and need to be reordered.
• Types notes and letters for Dentists.
• Makes immunization cards.
• Logs mail receipts according to University policy.
• Sorts and distributes mail.
• Performs various duties as needed in order to successfully fulfill the function of the position.

 THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

 05/30/2024

 Oklahoma City,OK