Patient Service Coordinator

We are seeking aPatient 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

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEOis the Law
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

Accommodation Information
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 Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.

Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
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.