Practice Associate III

Career Opportunities with 61st Street Service Corp

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The 61st Street Service Corporation, provides administrative and clinical support staff for Columbia Doctors
. This position will support Columbia Doctors, one of the largest multi-specialty practices in the Northeast. Columbia Doctors’ practices comprise an experienced group of more than 2,800 physicians, surgeons, dentists, and nurses, offering more than 240 specialties and subspecialties.

Opportunity to grow as part of the Practice Associate Career Ladder!

The Practice Associate III is an experienced professional with in-depth knowledge of patient registration processes, scheduling other front end administrative work. The Practice Associate III is a lead role responsible for ensuring an exceptional patient experience during patient arrival, patient departure, scheduling, and through patient portal interactions as well as other administrative inquiries. The Practice Associate III is part of a team that delivers an exceptional patient experience that contributes to positive health outcomes for patients and a work culture of Service‑Oriented, Trust, Empathy, Safety, Inclusion, and Communication.

• Greets patients and visitors and answer telephone calls.
• Review the daily and weekly schedule frequently to ensure accuracy of the visit provider, appointment duration, patient insurance participation status with the visit provider, visit reason, and visit type.
• Obtain all required registration and intake information from patients necessary for an efficient check-in process; verify and/or update any new insurance eligibility, benefits, or other information prior to the start of the patient appointment in the electronic health record (EHR); accurately indicate arrivals, cancellations, and no-shows in the EHR.
• Schedule appointments, referrals, and other related tests as requested by the provider. Obtain prior authorizations and referrals for follow up care as needed by insurance plan.
• May collect all time-of-service and past due payments prior to the start of the appointment. Settle cash drawer in the EHR on a daily basis.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• May assist Supervisor/Manager with special projects as needed.
• Communicates insurance participation, financial responsibility (if applicable) and time of service policy to patient population.
• Serve as a first point of escalation for complex cases or scheduling issues.
• Resolve escalated insurance related cases. Escalate issue for resolution if and when appropriate. Track and follow through for complete resolution. Make recommendation to update/revise procedure or workflow as needed.
• Monitors identified trends and ensures resolutions are developed and implemented.
• Lead a collaborative team oriented environment. Facilitate team discussions about complex patient scheduling needs.
• Assist with educational sessions to train new staff in front-end process. Mentor Level I and Level II staff. Assists with onboarding.
• May rotate to other sites and serve as Team Lead and/or Preceptor. May supervise tasks and determine resolution and/or elevate as appropriate.

• High school diploma or equivalency is required.
• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience.
• Advanced knowledge/proficiency of Medical Terminology.
• Strong organizational and problem solving skills, and the ability to set priorities among multiple competing objectives, tasks and initiatives is required.
• Excellent relationship management skills including, but not limited to, emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, empathy, and ability to handle situations with respect, tact and sensitivity.
• Candidate must be organized and be able to manage a demanding workload and moderately complex cases in an accurate and timely.
• Ability to mentor teammates and demonstrate professional and compassionate manner while conveying a positive image of the practice. Encourages positivity and adaptability to new and changing situations.
• Candidate must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong proficiency of Microsoft Office (Word & Excel) or similar…