
To deliver excellent patient centered service while providing information regarding services to patients, hospital, staff and community health care providers in a high volume call center environment. Perform intake triage, appointment scheduling, referral processing, registration of new patients, and referral of patients to faculty physicians based on knowledge of administrative protocols and University of Florida Physicians policies and procedures. Due to the extensive training involved, agents must remain in one pod for 12-months before being considered for a pod-to-pod transfer.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: High School diploma and three (3) years relevant experience required. May also qualify with Associates degree and one (1) year relevant experience, OR with Bachelor's degree. Two (2) years clerical/customer service experience strongly preferred--ideally in a health care or hospitality-related industry working with a concierge-style service model. The required high level of general computer literacy may be demonstrated by successful past experience with a variety of computer software packages and/or proprietary systems. Must have excellent interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills. Must be able to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, or unusual situations. Incumbent must be comfortable discussing financial matters with patients in a professional manner. Must be able to multi-task effectively, maintaining a high standard of patient focus while making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria. A working knowledge of medical terminology would be helpful. Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job. Please indicate the appropriate operator designation on the Request for Personnel (RFP) form at the time a RFP is submitted to post the position. Licensure/Certification/Registration: Successfully complete Customer Service Certification requirements according to UFJHI course schedule. Maintain Customer Service Certification by annual assessment.
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