Bilingual Patient Service Representative - Portage Family Medicine Front Desk - 29 Hours Weekly
Overview:
Department: Family MedicineLocation: Portage Road Campus – 4440 Portage Rd, South Bend, IN 46628
Language Requirement: Bilingual proficiency required (English/Spanish)
Join Our Team at The South Bend Clinic!
At The South Bend Clinic, we strive for excellence—not just good enough. Every day, our dedicated team shows up inspired to exceed expectations, recognizing and celebrating the remarkable in everyone we encounter—inside and outside our workplace.
We’re more than a healthcare provider; we’re a partner in helping people live happier, healthier lives. We seek team members who share our relentless passion and pride for making a meaningful impact. We invest in your personal and professional growth, empowering you to fulfill your purpose and leave your mark.
Why Choose The South Bend Clinic?
We’re committed to supporting our team members in every aspect of their lives with holistic benefits designed to help you thrive:
- Financial Wellness:
- Daily Pay: Access your earned wages when you need them.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250 per year to support your education.
- 401(k) Match: Plan for your future with our competitive matching program.
- 3-Year Vesting: Achieve full ownership of your retirement contributions in just three years.
- Health & Well-Being:
- Comprehensive medical and prescription coverage, including 100% coverage (after deductible) when using a Duly provider.
- Pet Health Coverage: Because your furry friends matter too.
- Work-Life Balance:
- Paid Volunteer Time: 40 hours of paid time off annually to give back to your community.
- Parental Leave: 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, plus adoption and surrogacy financial benefits for non-physician team members.
- Inclusive Culture:
- A workplace that prioritizes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and is dedicated to making a positive social impact.
Responsibilities:
The Patient Service Representative serves as a key point of contact for patients, delivering exceptional customer service and ensuring smooth front desk operations. This role includes but is not limited to greeting and checking in patients, answering phones, scheduling appointments, collecting co-pays, outbound calling, referral management, and maintaining accurate records in the EPIC system.The Patient Service Representative helps create a welcoming and efficient environment that supports quality care and a positive patient experience.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Greets patients warmly and professionally during check-in, check-out, and appointment scheduling. Conducts regular lobby checks to maintain cleanliness and ensure patient comfort.
- Serves as a key coordinator for provider schedules, optimizing appointment availability and resource capacity to improve patient access, reduce wait times, and support timely follow-ups.
- Utilizes EPIC and other systems to accurately update patient demographics, verify insurance details, generate necessary forms, respond to emails, and ensure emergency contact information is properly documented.
- Collects copayments and service fees, issues receipts, and reconciles daily financial transactions with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Answers a multi-line phone system, takes detailed messages, routes inquiries, and makes outbound calls to schedule and confirm patient appointments.
- Clearly communicates information about Duly clinical personnel to patients and other individuals.
- Assists with scheduling follow-up and in-house Specialist referral appointments, ensuring patients are connected to appropriate services and specialists.
- Participates actively in daily and weekly team huddles to share patient updates, workflow improvements, and operational insights.
- Reviews performance dashboards daily to monitor key metrics in Scheduling & Access,Workflow, Patient Contact, and Satisfaction; identifies gaps to target and proactively escalates issues, suggests improvements, or adjusts workflows to drive results.
- Maintains strict patient confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA standards in all interactions and documentation.
- Monitors patient wait times and communicates delays with empathy and professionalism to enhance the patient experience.
- Performs additional duties and special projects as assigned to support departmental goals and improve service delivery.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification/License:
- High school diploma or equivalent is required. CPR certification is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Must be a team player, professional, comfortable with computers and be customer service oriented.
- Excellent phone, people and organizational skills.
- Ability to pay attention to detail and efficiently multi-task in a highly productive clinical setting.