Patient Concierge, OBGYN

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Hourly
Range $15.25 - $19.75
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee assistance program
Professional development opportunities
Disability insurance

Job Description

St. Luke's University Health Network is a renowned healthcare system known for its unwavering commitment to excellence in patient care, education, and community service. As a comprehensive network, St. Luke's provides services including caring for the sick and injured, educating physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers, and improving healthcare access across diverse communities. Their mission emphasizes delivering high-quality health services to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay, reflecting a strong dedication to compassion, inclusivity, and superior medical standards. The organization takes immense pride in the skills, experience, and compassion of its employees, recognizing them as its most valuable asset in achieving these goals. Each employee contributes to satisfying the network's mission by fostering a culture centered on excellence and empathy in healthcare delivery.

The Patient Concierge role at St. Luke's University Health Network is a critical position within the practice-based administrative team, designed for individuals who are passionate about patient advocacy and creating exceptional patient experiences. This role is instrumental in driving a patient-centric culture by serving as a compassionate liaison between patients and healthcare providers. The Patient Concierge ensures seamless administrative and patient support services from the moment a patient interacts with the practice to their departure. Responsibilities include welcoming patients with politeness and urgency, providing hands-on assistance with the electronic check-in kiosk, and managing clerical functions such as patient check-in/out, consent acquisition, pre-registration, eligibility verification, appointment scheduling, and point-of-service payment collection.

Additionally, this role requires facilitating practice operations such as opening and closing procedures, maintaining cleanliness, handling mail and deliveries, managing cash reconciliation, and facilitating communication between clinical teams and patient access centers. The Patient Concierge must effectively address patient inquiries and requests, demonstrate a solution-oriented mindset, and collaborate seamlessly with organizational departments to anticipate and meet patient needs. The position demands excellent communication, compassion, attention to compliance, and a commitment to continuous growth and quality-driven service. Physical requirements include standing, sitting, and walking for long periods, use of hands for patient care and computer tasks, occasional lifting, and the ability to hear, see, and respond to patients attentively. This role typically requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with preference given to candidates with healthcare administrative training and relevant experience. The Patient Concierge position not only contributes to operational efficiency but also plays a vital role in enhancing the overall patient journey, making it a rewarding opportunity for those dedicated to improving healthcare experiences within a respected health network.

Job Requirements

  • High school graduate or equivalent
  • Minimum one year practice-based experience or in a similar healthcare setting preferred
  • Customer service experience preferred
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients
  • Ability to listen with compassion and empathy
  • Ability to manage time efficiently
  • Ability to use computer systems for patient service functions
  • Physical ability to stand, sit, and walk for up to 8 hours
  • Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally
  • Ability to push carts and wheelchairs occasionally
  • Good hearing, near and peripheral vision

Job Qualifications

  • High school graduate or equivalent
  • Preference given to graduates of administrative training programs
  • Minimum one year practice-based experience or in a similar healthcare setting preferred
  • Customer service experience preferred
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
  • Focused on compliance
  • Demonstrates continuous growth
  • Quality-driven
  • Service-oriented
  • Excels at time management
  • Ability to communicate to patients concisely and clearly
  • Ability to listen, express compassion and empathy, and communicate with a patient centric mindset

Job Duties

  • Engages patients in a polite, prompt, and compassionate manner during all practice-based patient interactions
  • Performs clerical service delivery functions with patients, including check-in, patient consent, check-out, pre-registration and real-time eligibility verification, registration, MyChart education, appointment/testing scheduling at check-out, point of service payment collection, and addressing patient inquiries
  • Delivers waiting room concierge service and provide hands-on support to patients utilizing the kiosk check-in process
  • Facilitates practice opening and closing procedures, maintenance of practice cleanliness, processing of incoming mail and deliveries, cash management and reconciliation, and prompt scanning and indexing incoming faxes
  • Supports other practice-based team members by promptly addressing in-basket clerical pool messages
  • Partners with Access Center Patient Engagement Partners to address time-sensitive scheduling requests
  • Promptly facilitates connection from Access Center Clinical Triage Specialists to practice-based care team members for time sensitive clinical inquiries
  • Maintains solution-oriented/creative mindset to effectively anticipate and tend to patient needs by partnering with other organizational team members/departments

Job Criteria

Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)


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