Patient Access Call Center Specialist Tchatt

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Job Title:

Patient Access Call Center Specialist TCHATT

Requisition Number:

40488

Employment Type:

Full Time

Division:

PHP/IOP

Compensation Type:

Hourly

Job Category:

Support Services

Hours Worked:

Mon-Fri 8:30A-5P

Location:

Hemphill Behavioral Health Outpatient Services

Shift Worked:

Day

Job Description:

Job Summary: The Patient Access Call Center Specialist - TCHATT is responsible for inbound/outbound calls of appointment scheduling, pre-registration, registration, and referrals management to ensure patient care is expedited for TCHATT Access Resource Center.
Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities:

1. Delivers a high-quality patient experience through inbound and outbound call resolution within established protocols.
2. Appropriately mitigates issues, assists patients with needs and /or questions in a timely manner using Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation and Thank You (AIDET) principles.
3. Interviews and updates the patient's demographics by phone in a respectful, professional, accurate and efficient manner, obtaining all necessary demographic and clinical information required to facilitate timely scheduling and registration.
4. Utilizes critical thinking skills to determine if escalation is required to resolve individual patient situations and help identify trends requiring management intervention. Takes ownership and accountability to ensure issues presented on the call are handled effectively.
5. Maintains, coordinates and provides high level scheduling support for the Network utilizing the template format designed for each service area/therapist, physician, etc.
6. Coordinates all diagnostic and ancillary scheduling; schedules appointments, selecting appropriate referral, provider, visit type and location to expedite patient access to care.
7. Performs, organizes, and streamlines operational tasks to reduce the potential for errors.
8. Provides information regarding services and provides additional assistance as needed.
9. Identifies existing Medical Record Number (MRN) or creates new MRN, taking care to avoid duplicates and overlays in accordance with National Patient Safety Goals.
10. Maintains productivity levels, with minimal errors, as established by department and Network standards.
11. Assists the CPAN & PeriPAN team in enrollment for direct consult patients and their family.
12. Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• 1 plus years of relevant work experience.
  OR
• 3 - 5 plus years of relevant work experience.
AND
• 1 plus year of experience using Microsoft Professional Office Suite including, Word, Excel and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates degree in a related field of study from an accredited college or university.
• Patient registration or Customer Service and call center experience.
• Experience working in a healthcare setting.

Location Address:
1617 Hemphill
Fort Worth, Texas, 76102
United States