Job Description
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Role Description
- The Specialty Access Center (SAC) is an inbound, fast-paced, high-volume center with an average of 6,000 calls per day. The SAC supports multiple Adult and Pediatric Specialties, which include:
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- ENT
- Med-Surg
- Neuroscience
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Primary Care
- Pulmonology
- Solid Organ Transplant
- Urology
- Women’s Health
As the first point of contact, the SAC provides essential support in connecting patients with the care they need.
- What you will do as a Patient Access Scheduler:
- Uses technology proficiently to identify and satisfy patient appointment scheduling needs
- Coordinates all aspects of patient scheduling needs according to protocols
- Notifies caller of change in appointment scheduling
- Acquires patient demographic and insurance information for new patients and verifies for returning patients
- Can optimally determine when a conversation needs to be escalated to triage or manager
- Provides pre-appointment instructions to patients at the time of the call
- Responds to, answers and/or advises questions or concerns
- Qualifications
- HS Diploma/GED
- 1+ Years Customer Service experience in healthcare or professional service industry
- Proven ability to listen effectively, maintain HIPAA-compliant confidentiality, and resolve patient complaints while demonstrating patience and professionalism
- Strong telephone management, organization, and prioritization skills
- Requirements
- This position requires a full month of uninterrupted training
- Location: At this time, this position will be working remote (MN residents only)
- Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm
- Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Healthcare (including vision & dental)
- 401K
- Parking & tuition assistance
- And more!
Company Description
At University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians), we are on a mission to deliver exceptional patient care, advance medicine through research, and train the next generation of health professionals. M Physicians is the multi-specialty group practice for the University of Minnesota Medical School faculty clinicians, community-practice clinicians, advanced practice providers, and healthcare professionals.
We serve the land grant mission of the University by providing high quality specialty and primary care, innovative and leading-edge cures and treatments, and access to the latest evidence-based care to patients across the state of Minnesota and beyond.
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