Call Center Representative

Job Description

Call Center Representative

The Call Center Representative works closely with patients and clinical professionals while utilizing excellent customer service skills, accurate data entry while professionally managing a high volume of incoming calls in a call center environment.  Schedules patient appointments and perform tasks in medical records.

Duties and responsibilities

The Call Center Representative will effectively triage calls and accurately schedule all new and existing patients with appropriate provider. Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Schedule, utilize triage referral guidelines and script usage to assist patients who call into the call center
• Answer multi-line telephone system, screen and direct telephone calls to the appropriate person in an efficient manner while utilizing appropriate paging system
• Accurately acquire, confirm and input demographic and insurance information for all patients.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School diploma, or GED is required.  An Associate’s degree is highly preferred. Minimum of one to two year relevant work experience in a high volume medical call center highly preferred.  The Call Center Representative is the first point of contact for our organization; must be compassionate, highly motivated, organized individual.  Electronic appointment scheduling and data entry experience required.  Exceptional phone etiquette incorporating strong communication, interpersonal and customer service skills a necessity.  Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills with the ability to work as a member of the team to serve patients is a must. Bi-lingual in English and Spanish is required.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Variable 8 hr. shifts between 7am-8pm, including weekends as needed
• Minimal physical effort
• Must be able to operate computer and telephone continuously
• District travel as necessaryAmerican with Disabilities Requirements:External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job specific functions (listed within each job specific responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case by case basis.

  Fair Haven Community Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FHCHC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.