**Description**

**Providence is calling a Patient Experience Specialist - Alternative Care Site (0.0 FTE, Rotating/Variable) to Providence Office Park Portland in Portland, OR.**

**This is a hybrid position and will require working at the drive thru testing sites in the Portland Metro Area.**

**Shift: On Call: minimum shift length is 5 hours.**

**Apply today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive a text message with some additional questions from our Modern Hire system.**

We are seeking a Patient Experience Specialist - Alternative Care Site which will be the first point of contact for new customers calling Providence Medical Group to establish care. This position provides highly effective communication, concierge service, and on-going liaison support to ease the way of new patients, patients moving to a new clinic, or established patients calling before their clinics open. This position also supports Express Care, Express Care Virtual clinics, and Immediate Care clinics. Coordination and scheduling of appointments, accurately collecting information and performing on-boarding activities for new patients will be performed on a daily basis. This position works closely with Providence Health Plan and ensures that the scheduling standards are met. Manual tracking of appointments are completed by this position and given to PMG Senior Leadership to help with Access decision making. Additional admin duties are accomplished as needed.

**In this position you will have the following responsibilities:**

+ Provide excellent customer service and serves as first point of contact to patients by phone for all primary care clinics and Express Care clinics in Northern Oregon and SW Washington
+ Accurately register patients; verify insurance and collect demographic information in a friendly and courteous telephone manner while following company policies and compliance
+ Schedule and coordinate appointments and monitor appointment schedules daily; work acute and emergency patients into practitioners schedules
+ Provide on-boarding services to specific insurance carriers accepted with the medical group

**Required qualifications for this position includes:**

+ Two (2) years customer service experience
+ Typing speed: minimum of 45 words per minute
+ Basic computer skills including Microsoft Windows and Office applications
+ Excellent customer service skills
+ Working knowledge of skillfully giving feedback

**Preferred qualifications for this position includes:**

+ Some College
+ One (1) year medical office or health care experience
+ Epic experience
+ Medical terminology experience
+ Bilingual (Spanish and Russian)

**About Providence in Oregon**

As the largest healthcare system and largest private employer in Oregon, Providence offers exceptional work environments and unparalleled career opportunities.

The Providence Experience begins each time our patients or their families have an encounter with a Providence team member and continues throughout their visit or stay. Whether you provide direct or indirect patient care, we want our patients to feel that they are in a welcoming place where they can be comfortable and free from anxiety. Our employees create the Providence Experience through simple, caring behaviors such as **acknowledging** and **welcoming** each visitor, **introducing** ourselves and Providence, **addressing** people by name, **providing** the duration of estimated wait times and **updating** frequently if timelines change, **explaining** situations in a way that puts patients at ease, carefully **listening** to their concerns, and always **thanking** people for trusting Providence for their healthcare needs. At Providence, our quality vision is simple,

"Providence will provide the best care and service to every person, every time."

Providence is consistently ranked among the top 100 companies to work for in Oregon. It is also home to two of our award-winning Magnet medical centers. Providence hospitals and clinics are located in numerous areas, ranging from the Columbia Gorge to the wine country to sunny southern Oregon to charming coastal communities to the urban setting of Portland. If you want a vibrant lifestyle while working with a team highly committed to the art of healing, choose from our many options in Oregon.

We offer a full comprehensive range of benefits see our website for details http://www.providenceiscalling.jobs/rewards-benefits

**About Providence**
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of Know me, care for me, ease my way. Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, well walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
**Requsition ID:** 104303
**Company:** Providence Jobs
**Job Category:** Customer Service
**Job Function:** Administration
**Schedule:** Per-Diem
**Shift:** Variable
**Career Track:** Admin Support
**Department:** 5011 PMG N ALT CARE SITE
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