Patient Access Representative III, Med Center I, 8:00a-4:30p

The Patient Access Representative III is responsible for communicating with patients and physicians in a timely and professional manner both verbally and electronically. As a first point of contact for all VIP patients and providers, handling urgent referrals, as well as all web appointment requests, the representative will create a positive impression for UofL Physicians while scheduling patient appointments according to clinic operating standards.

Answer all incoming calls with exceptional customer service with a focus on compassionate patient centered care Schedule new, return, internal employee, and referring provider VIP appointments within multiple groups Review incoming website appointment requests and handle in a concierge style manner by acting as one point of contact for our patients in scheduling appointments across the organization in a timely manner Accurately schedule patient appointments in accordance with physicians’ template and guidelines using access center technologies Regularly monitor guided schedule documents to ensure up to date scheduling compliance Determine appropriate physicians for all non-directed referrals Reschedule patients using proper functions Field non-clinical patient questions or transfer to appropriate clinical parties Set patient’s expectations for their visit ensuring an excellent patient experience Call patients to reschedule appointment when clinic is cancelled Use Allscripts, Centricity Business, online paging systems as well as retrieve information from other hospital systems Treat all matters confidentially concerning patient information according to HIPAA guidelines.

Adhere to group productivity and quality metrics Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times Performs other duties as assigned A note on required work

For internal promotions, equivalent experience as a Patient Access Representative II in 2+ assigned specialty groups will substitute for the work requirement. Additional