Portland, Oregon30+ days ago
Takes incoming calls and makes outgoing calls from/to patients, referring providers, or other stakeholders; Connects callers with the appropriate individual(s) to address their questions and/or progress their care; Create EMR telephone encounters that include accurate documentation of requests, such as medication refills, complaints, scheduling requests, general inquiries or urgent health care concerns; Direct calls/messages to the appropriate staff for patient care /needs assessment; Process calls (answering, screening, routing, paging etc.) in a timely, polite, professional manner; Delivers information or requests promptly to the appropriate providers or their designees. Serves as a liaison and information resource for providers, medical assistants, and nursing support staff; Return patients messages (phone and/or electronic); Prepare and mail patient information packets; Direct patients to appropriate providers for other health care issues; Complete and route direct referrals to other clinical services; Enter patient information accurately into the electronic medical record when necessary.