["Bilingual Patient Services Specialist","Bilingual Patient Services Specialist"]

Therapy Smarts
  • Durham
  • $18–$22 Per Hour
7 days ago

Job Description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Patient Services Specialist provides essential support and administrative services to the clinic, the therapists, the patients, and their families in a fast-paced environment. This person will be involved in a wide spectrum of tasks, including patient customer service, scheduling, data entry, and social media.

Requirements

Required Skills and Experience:

  • High School Diploma/ GED equivalent
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, other employees, and the public.
  • 2+ years of admin support in a medical environment is preferred
  • Knowledge about health insurance, pre-authorization, insurance verification, medical terminology, preferred
  • Must have excellent customer service skills
  • Able to work in a fast-paced and demanding work environment
  • Must demonstrate a strong work ethic and maintain professionalism at all times
  • Must have a team mentality, flexibility, and willingness to learn
  • The ability to communicate effectively, multitask, and work under pressure is the key to success in this position, which also requires attention to detail and a commitment to achieving consistent customer satisfaction.
  • The ability to uphold HIPAA compliance.
  • Must exercise good judgment and discretion
  • Technologically savvy and familiar with Microsoft Office products, including Google Workspace- Word, Excel
  • Good communication and networking skills are a must.
  • Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.
Primary Responsibilities
  • Manage the check-in/check-out experience with minimal supervision, ensuring families move smoothly through the visit process.
  • Independently handle daily front-desk operations such as phones, email traffic, and appointment flow using standardized scripts and workflow charts.
  • Execute routine scheduling of appointments, reschedules, and cancellations within predefined protocols and clinic rules.
  • Maintain EMR accuracy by entering and updating demographics, insurance details, and visit documentation consistently.
  • Communicate with families through calls and EMR messaging promptly and in alignment with clinic communication standards.
  • Take ownership of maintaining the waiting area, supply needs, and check-in materials in an efficient and proactive way.
  • Proactively identify schedule conflicts, missing information, authorization, or incomplete documentation, and correct and resolve appropriately.
  • Carry out routine administrative tasks, routing forms, preparing basic documentation, office maintenance, and supporting therapists as assigned.
  • Manage daily payment collection, in line with clinic policy.
Benefits:
  • Paid Time Off.
  • Paid Federal Holidays.
  • Up to 5 days off during the end-of-year shutdown.
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees.
  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account.
  • Voluntary Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Short Term Disability.
  • 401K to full-time Employees.
  • Yearly performance BONUS.
  • Fun, multi-disciplinary setting with supervision and mentorship programs.
  • Positive company Culture.
  • Part of a work family that values its employees.
  • Unlimited growth Opportunities- Opportunity for Leadership & Management positions and professional growth.
  • Training in areas of interest.
  • Comprehensive new hire training


Salary Description

$18 - $22 per hour

Numbers & Facts

LocationDurham
Salary$18–$22 Per Hour

Skills

  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Calendar Managementunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Customer Satisfactionunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Data Entryunmatched
  • Demographicsunmatched
  • Dental Insuranceunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
  • English Languageunmatched
  • HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)unmatched
  • Health Insuranceunmatched
  • High School Diplomaunmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Medical Office Administrationunmatched
  • Medical Terminologyunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Multilingualunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Patient Careunmatched
  • Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
  • Social Mediaunmatched
  • Spanish Languageunmatched
  • Vision Planunmatched

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