Lead Patient Support

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The Lead Patient Support Specialist maintains open communication with leadership, identifies opportunities for improvement, and provides guidance on day-to-day issues.

This position plays a key role in supporting both the team and our patients by fostering collaboration with internal departments and delivering excellent service to external customers.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Oversee the daily operations for departments within the patient access department.
• Partner closely with supervisors to provide leadership coverage and presence to the registration staff on weekends.
• Ensure effective operations by organizing workload, scheduling of staff lunches and breaks, monitoring work ques to ensure work is completed.
• Order Supplies for the departments and make sure forms are stocked.
• Provides training and education to new staff.
• Cross training between all patient access departments, travels to other facilities in CDS to provide coverage.

Qualifications:

• High school or equivalent
• Two to three years of healthcare experience in ambulatory or hospital setting with significant provider interaction
• Familiarity with ICD10, CPT and Medical Terminology
• Two to three years of customer service application in any setting
• EMR/EHR experience preferred
• Must pass EPIC competency for Registration at completion of Epic Clerical
• Requires general knowledge of the customer encounter process which may include scheduling, registration, contract requirements, financial guidelines, coordination of services and billing process in terms of what and how work is to be done as well as why it is done.
• Has demonstrated ability to train staff, understanding different training methods and is able to adjust training method to suit the learner
• Strong communication skill set verbal and written

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

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Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

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