Patient Service Associate (PSA) - Duke Primary Care Croasdaile

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Patient Service Associate (PSA) - Duke Primary Care Croasdaile

Duke Primary Care Croasdaile in Durham is a premier destination for accessible, top-quality medical care for patients of all ages. Boasting 24 state-of-the-art exam rooms and an on-site phlebotomy lab, the clinic is designed for convenience and efficiency. With a dedicated team of 14 providers, 2 licensed social workers, 2 registered dietitians, and exceptional clinical staff, the clinic offers a full spectrum of services, including preventive care, chronic disease management, women's health, pediatrics, immunizations, and diagnostics. Duke Primary Care Croasdaile is committed to delivering comprehensive, compassionate care to meet the diverse needs of families in the community.

Location : 1821 Hillandale Road Suite 24B, Durham, NC 27705

Clinic Hours : 7am - 5pm Monday - Thursday, 8am - 5pm Friday

What you will do :

As a Patient Service Associate , you will be responsible for coordinating and performing a variety of administrative tasks to support the daily operations of the clinic. This includes clinic preparation, verifying patient identification, managing check-in and check-out processes, posting charges, handling cash transactions, and scheduling patient appointments. Additional duties include delivering exceptional customer service, managing message distribution, coordinating ancillary service scheduling and preparation, and processing patient referrals.

• Prepare for clinic visits by reviewing next day patients and completing next day preparation activities.
• Enter pre-visit orders and prepare new patient charts.
• Pick up X-rays, office charts, medical records, reports, petty cash and collections bag.
• File history sheets, ancillary reports and all other required patient record documentation.
• Return medical records.
• Attach HIPPA / Medicare documents to the encounter forms.
• Check-in patient upon arrival in the practice.
• Identify correct patient information in Maestro Care.
• Verify patient demographic data.
• Edit Maestro Care as needed.
• Accurately identify the appropriate account for patient visit.
• Present and educate patients on required forms and obtain signature as required by policy and procedure.
• Completes all Maestro Care check-in files and manage all appropriate alerts.
• Collect and post co-payments and balances on accounts due.
• Imprint all patient specific chart documents and requisition / transmittal documents.
• Copy, file and distribute insurance cards as indicated by procedure.
• Coordinate all labs / procedures as requested. Maintain private physician office charts.
• Prepare encounter forms.
• Investigate and account for missing encounter forms.
• Audit encounter forms for completeness and accuracy before batching.
• Batches encounter forms or charge posting in Maestro Care.
• Schedule tests and procedures.
• Complete and distribute ancillary service requisitions.
• Explain billing to patients according to PRMO credit and collection policies.
• Determine the amount of cash to be collected based on insurance plan.
• Check-out patients.
• Make return appointments by scheduling patients into the correct appointment type, entering the primary care physician or referring physician and scheduling tests and procedures.
• Answer telephone, take and deliver messages to physicians, nurses and others.
• Report obtained medical information from patients and referring physicians accurately, completely and timely.
• Disseminate messages according to practice communication standards

What you will need : Education

Experience

Degrees, Licensure, and / or Certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Job Title : PATIENT SERVICE ASSOCIATE

Job Code : 4502

FLSA : N

Job Level : B2

Revised Date : 07 / 01 / 2015

Supervisory Responsibility : No

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