Patient Service Representative (PSR) - Part-Time - 28 Hours a Week

Department:

09122 AMG Aurora Highland Ave - Front End Staff

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

28

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

• REMOTE position.
• 1-2 days onsite monthly.
• Monday through Friday and rotating Saturdays.
• Shifts rotate from 800am-430pm or 830-500 on weekdays and 1000am-200pm on Saturdays. Weekend hours may change to full days in the future. If you work a Saturday, you will have a shortened day or day off during the week.
• Scheduling new patient appointments for approximately 40 specialty departments.
• Focus on getting patients scheduled within 24 hours of the order being placed.
• Outbound calls only.
• Documenting within the patient chart.

Pay Range

$19.45 - $29.20

Demonstrates customer satisfaction skills within the department and hospital as defined by the Advocate’s System’s goals

• Serves as patient advocate to ensure that patients and customers needs are met in a timely and efficient manner.
• Resolves patients and customers concerns immediately using the defined service recovery process
• Utilizes appropriate referrals and chain of command to resolve ongoing patient customer’s complaints (such as patient’s grievance process).
• Maintains positive relationships with all customers e.g., patients, significant others, physician, and associates.
• Reviews Patient Satisfaction data and participates in development of the team’s action plan for improvement in satisfaction
• Assists the patient in the scheduling of the Anesthesia Resident Clinic appointment.
• Assists the patient in the scheduling of the Nurse Assessment phone interview appointment.

Provision of quality care to patients in the practice team. Contributes to the design and implementation of improved processes to achieve quality and excellent patient care and service.

• Supports and provides information to patients, families and other health care team members
• Processes therapeutic and diagnostic orders of the physicians
• Obtains all necessary pre-operative lab work and history and physical.
• Communicates with nursing staff any major issues concerning completeness of patient’s chart.
• Maintains current list of physicians and utilizes identified logs and checklists.
• Communicates pertinent information to health care team.
• Ensures accurate maintenance of the patient’s medical record and all unit records.
• Responds to emergency plans as directed by the department/unit responsibilities.
• Maintains unit cleanliness. k. Management of unit supplies in a cost-effective manner.

Contributes to the practice, department and hospital innovation efforts to maximize excellence and build respect for services

• Submits improvement ideas for IMMC, its services, and participates in the implementation process as appropriate
• Identifies improvement ideas within scope of responsibility, and assumes accountability for implementation and communication of plans and results
• Participates in practice innovation opportunities and strategies.
• Utilizes creative measures to optimize customer satisfaction.

Establishment and achievement of self-development objectives and continued advancement of the practice team

• Assesses own learning needs. Seeks appropriate training and development. Sets own objectives and goals
• Demonstrates appropriate technical skills for clinical competency.
• As competence is demonstrated, may be asked to train new Associates to unit functions and responsibilities.
• Participates in unit and hospital committees
• Participates in development of other team member’s technical and interpersonal skills to improve patient care.

Participates in an environment within the practice team that supports management philosophy, IMMC strategic plans and Advocate Healthcare strategies

• Fosters an environment where IMMC values can flourish: Compassion - Care of the whole person Equality - Everyone is respected Excellence - Empowered to improve Partnership - Pooling of talents as a team Stewardship - Sensible use of resources
• Participates with other Associates to create a cooperative team environment
• Actively participates in unit meetings. Provides positive suggestions for improvement of the team.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with physicians, nurses, directors and other healthcare members to assure delivery of quality care in a high stress environment.
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