Requisition # 4507
Job Description
**This position is remote eligible after successful completion of on-site training**
Do you love helping people every single day? Are you passionate about providing outstanding and high-quality service to patients and their family members? Join our world-class team!
The Clinical Patient Access Representative is the primary clinical point of contact for patients accessing Cedars-Sinai Health System for appointments and care related questions. The Clinical Patient Access Representative answers phone calls for both primary care and assigned specialties within the Health System. They will schedule appointments, address patient clinical inquiries, issues, and complaints, as well as route and escalate calls as needed. As a clinical member of the team, they are expected to independently perform all job responsibilities based on the standard work for the department with minimal supervision.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Addresses and resolves a minimum of 60 calls per day and functions as the primary patient contact for their assigned specialties within the Medical Network with minimal supervision
- Directs, routes and refers patients to appropriate multi-specialty areas with minimal disturbance to the patient.
- Schedules patient appointments by utilizing scheduling system/application
- Determines effective resolutions to complaints/disputes and handles all concerns with etiquette and professionalism.
- Escalates patient calls when appropriate according to applicable guidelines.
- Provides outstanding service based on an effective intake, diligence and expertise with every call.
- Assists department Lead in reporting updates to staff and distributes pertinent materials
- Assist in training and cross-training new hire and existing staff.
- Coordinates administrative support activities including facilities management, patient billing, utilization management, quality management, and risk management
Qualifications
Education, Experience & License/Certification Requirements:
- High School Diploma / GED required
- One (1) year of experience working as a Medical Assistant or work experience or related experience required
- One (1) year of experience answering multi-line and high-volume telephone calls in a healthcare setting or related field preferred
- Medical Assistant Certification required
About Us
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
About the Team
Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.
Req ID : 4507
Working Title : Clinical Patient Access Rep - Patient Access Contact Center (Full-Time, 8 Hour, Day Shift) - Remote Eligible
Department : CSRC Sched Reg Patient Access
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Administrative
Job Specialty : Admissions/Registration
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay: $21.02 - $31.53
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role.
Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai
We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All.
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Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy.
