Opportunity to work from home (remote) after 90 days in the office.

**Local Candidates only**

CHI Health strives to care for you the way you care for your patients. 

We understand you have personal responsibilities outside of your profession and also care about your well-being. 

With you in mind, we offer the following benefits to support your work/life balance:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance 
• Direct Primary Plan (No copay, no deductible, and access to CHI Health provider 24/7)
• Premium Access to our Family Care Program supporting your needs for childcare, pet care, and/or adult dependent care
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Adoption Assistance
• Wellness Programs

From primary to specialty care as well as walk-in and virtual services CHI Health Clinic delivers more options and better access so you can spend time on what matters: being healthy. We offer more than 20 specialties and 100 convenient locations; with some clinics offering extended hours.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Communicates results, enters medication requests, documents in the Electronic Health Records within the scope of the MA role and per CHI Health and department protocols. 
2. Answers, screens, and processes a high volume of incoming calls in a professional manner. Directs patient access to the practice by scheduling and canceling patient appointments for multiple providers.
3. Utilizes and adheres to a phone script, clinical decision trees and scheduling criteria following department guidelines. Uses independent knowledge within scope of knowledge and training to determine the type of appointment needed and urgency to schedule the patient to the appropriate provider or route the call to the appropriate resource.
4. Update patients of the status of their referral or authorizations.
5. Communicates to patients and internal and external ordering physicians' offices, complex exam preparations instructions including, but not limited to, pre-procedure laboratory test requirements and other necessary preparations instructions.
6. Sends out accurate and complete communication to physicians or other healthcare providers.
7. Determine the reason for the call and assist the caller with their questions, concerns or problems with the focus on first call resolution. Facilitate patient issue-resolution by referring the matter to an issue/content expert. Escalate the matter to a supervisor, request the appropriate information or take appropriate action so that the issue expert is able to effectively resolve the matter.
8. Consistently and positively communicates and collaborates with colleagues, supervisor, and customers (internal and external). Communicates collaboratively in situations involving conflict so the conflict de-escalates and is resolved.
9. Schedule and register patient appointments and/or provide information for other requests (e.g., addresses/directions, phone numbers, hours of operations, other departments, such as billing, etc.). Process all phone, fax, email, and other communication channel requests with an emphasis on efficiency and accuracy.
10. Follows department workflows and uses tools appropriately to ensure efficiency and accuracy.