Patient Billing​/Services Representative III - Medicine Multispecialty Center - West County MOB

Position Summary

Serves as the lead to Patient Billing/Services Representatives; plans, organizes, gives direction, and assists in aspects of the front desk/scheduling team; coordinates office functions and performs specialized/technical duties with minimal supervision; serves as a liaison between consumers (staff, patients, healthcare professionals and general public) and advocates the patients’ needs.

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141

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• Monitors the performance of the staff areas to ensure quality care and compliance with practice standards.
• Monitors and observes to ensure appointments are scheduled appropriately in accordance with departmental procedures to include scheduling transactions, registration review, pre-arrival processes and HIPAA acknowledgement notification and documentation using department-approved monitoring tools.
• Works with physician and/or appropriate personnel to appropriately triage patient phone calls, tasks and eæmails as needed.
• Assists in management of providers’ schedules, scheduling templates and master schedules according to physician protocols and management direction.
• Assists in coordination of training, interoffice activities, schedules, programs, distribution of policy/procedure changes and related administrative needs; serves as primary trainer for new procedures and to new staff members in conjunction with manager.
• Assists in coordination of staff vacations, schedules and coverage.
• Assists with staff timesheets and distribution of accruals.
• Plans, schedules and/or carries out orientation program and staff training/development for established and new personnel under guidance of management.
• Coordinates ordering and monitoring of supplies, equipment, mail and related operational services as needed.
• Maintains required skills/competencies and participates in in-services, staff programs, continuing education and cross-training programs according to established standards.
• Complies with OSHA, state and federal regulatory sources/standards.
• Acts as backup for staff during peak times, vacations, illnesses.
• Prepares custom reports as directed by management.
• Participates in quality improvement activities to ensure appropriate clinical outcomes.
• Incorporates the Fish Philosophy and Principles into daily job activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Location /

Working Conditions:

• Normal office environment.
• Patient care setting.

• Typically sitting at desk or table.

• Office equipment.

High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.

High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.

Basic Life Support
- American Heart Association, Basic Life Support
- American Red Cross

Billing Systems And Third-Party Claims And/Or Medical Office Setting, Related Customer Service (4 Years)

Not Applicable

A driver’s license is not required for this position.

• Basic Life Support certification must be obtained within one month of hire date.
• Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).

No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Customer Service, Effective Written Communication, Epic EHR, Financial…