Physician Support Representative III

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Job Location (Full Address):

220 Hutchison Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14620

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

500167 SMH Neurology Clinical Overhea

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URC 205 H

Compensation Range:

$19.62 - $26.49

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities:

Performs complex secretarial and administrative duties in a fast paced Outpatient Neurology Clinic, with minimal direction and considerable latitude for independent judgement, in support of the Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Divisoin, including the Neuropsychology program. Responsibilities include routine and non­routine duties requiring complex decision making and advanced clerical skills, as well as outstanding proficiency in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic, outpatient Neuropsychology Clinic. Excellent communication skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize are essential. Supports the front desk responsibilities for the CBN suite.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for scheduling multiple complex appointments across different departments within the hospital system including evaluation and management visits, neuropsychological evaluations and infusions. This duty entails working closely with the Neurology clinicians and neuropsychologist, to ensure all appointments are entered appropriately and accurately. Responsible for triaging referrals to appropriate clinicians, obtaining necessary medical and educational records in advance of appointments, updating any scheduling changes as they may occur. Coordination of cross-departmental appointments that may be required to initiate and/or continue on therapy.  Greets patients in CBN suite and ensures functions of check-in and check out are completed.
• Answering incoming patient calls to schedule appointments and answer any non-clinical/ medical patient questions or triage to the appropriate clinician or staff member.  Make outgoing phone calls to schedule subsequent appointments, remind patients of upcoming appointments for provider visits and neuropsychogical evaluations.  Conduct phone interview with patients, collecting additional information to determine priority of appointment and review health insurance information to ensure that we have correct information.
• Assisting patients with insurance review/ verification, navigating price estimation and identifying resources to assist with patient financial responsibility, as needed.. 
• Greets patients to initiate positive ambulatory experience, requests patient identification, ensures use of two identifiers to verify the correct patient, identifies healthcare provider to be seen, identifies referring provider and primary care physician, directs patients to next destination, obtains signatures as needed, identifies and assesses patients’ special needs, and monitors reception area to ensure patient needs are met. Provides interaction of warm hand-off to registration and insurance management (RIM). Updates patients regarding waiting time for the provider every 15 minutes. Protects Personal Health Information (PHI) for patients as indicated by HIPAA regulations. Ensures cleanliness and order in the waiting room/lobby.
• Prior Authorizations and Referrals:
• Acts as a back up to prior authorization and referral teams to obtain approval for testing and services ordered by referred to specialist includes, preparing and providing multiple, complex details to insurance or worker’s compensation carrier to obtain prior authorizations for both standard and complex requests such as imaging, non-invasive procedures, sleep studies etc., communicating medical information to the insurance carrier, and coordinating peer-to-peer reviews for denied services.
• Referral Management: Acts as a back up to referral coordinators including electronic medical system support, patient record review, appointment and/or ancillary test scheduling, procedural sched