Tracking Code: 207150

Contact Center Assistant - Contact Center - Day

Location: WellSpan Health, York, PA
Schedule: Part Time

Hours

Part-Time: 60 Hours/Biweekly

11:00am - 5:00pm

Work Environment: This position may be a Work-From-Home opportunity after 3-6 months of onsite training at 540 S. George St, York, PA 17401

Call Center Assessment will be required at time of application

General Summary

Performs a variety of support functions including, but not limited to, general phone management and call intake, urgent symptom routing, customer interviews, scheduling, registration and insurance record management.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

  • Answer high volume of incoming calls to a centralized phone queue and occasional outgoing calls with exceptional customer service skills in a timely manner
  • Actively listen to identify defined urgent symptoms and direct appropriately to clinical staff
  • Identify customers' needs, clarify information, research issues and provide solutions and/or alternatives
  • Effectively relay medical information to the clinical team to aid them in providing exceptional patient care (verbally or via the patient's Electronic Health Record as appropriate)
  • Maintain accurate and comprehensible documentation of caller's needs in the patient's EHR
  • Communicate with ancillary areas (pharmacy, lab, imaging, etc.) to provide information for the patient/practice
  • Build sustainable relationships and engage customers by going the extra mile
  • Schedule patient appointments within established parameters
  • Collect accurate financial and demographic information for registration when necessary
  • Pages providers as needed for consults
  • Meet department/team qualitative and quantitative targets
  • Possess strong computer skills and the ability to maneuver multiple resources
  • Utilize communication "scripts" when handling specific topics
  • Comply with all HIPAA rules and regulations; obtain 2 patient identifiers with each interaction

Common Expectations:

  • Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and safety standards.
  • Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation
  • Establishes and maintains files and records on an ongoing basis.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

  • High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience:

  • 1 year Relevant experience. Required
  • Customer service, medical office and/or call center support experience. Preferred

Courses and Training:

  • Medical terminology. within 180 days Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Strong phone and verbal communication skills.
  • Actively listen and speak in a professional manner.
  • Customer focus and adaptability to various personality types and call scenarios.
  • Ability to manage time effectively.

Benefits Offered:

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Short-term disability
  • Education assistance
  • Financial education and support, including DailyPay
  • Wellness and Wellbeing programs
  • Caregiver support via Wellthy
  • Childcare referral service via Wellthy

You’re unique and you belong here.

At WellSpan Health, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equitably, regardless of their job classification. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please reach out to us via email at careers@wellspan.org. We will evaluate requests for accommodation on a case-by-case basis. Please note that we will only respond to inquiries related to reasonable accommodation from this email address. Rest assured, all requests for assistance or accommodation are handled confidentially, allowing applicants to share their needs openly and honestly with us.

Amy Hazel
Amy Hazel
Talent Acquisition Consultant Senior
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Employment Benefits

  • Sign-on incentives for new employees
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Life and accidental death insurance
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • PTO bridging
  • Short-term disability
  • Educational assistance
  • Forgivable loan
  • Flexible spending
  • Credit union
  • Employee recreational activities
  • Childcare
  • Complimentary medicine discounts
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Welcome. Respect. Value.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at WellSpan

WellSpan Health recognizes and honors the diversity of our team members, patients and neighbors, and we embrace all the human characteristics that make us similar and unique. We strive to make every person feel welcomed, respected and valued by creating a safe and inclusive environment to which we all feel a sense of belonging. We are equally committed to ensuring all team members have the opportunity to excel and are positioned for success through equitable policies, practices and resources.

WellSpan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy and intention of the System to maintain consistent and equal treatment toward applicants and employees of all job classifications without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected characteristic. WellSpan Health does, however, have a tobacco-free/nicotine-free hiring policy.

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Quality of Life

Founded in 1741, the city of York is considered by many as the first capital of the United States. The Articles of Confederation were signed by the Second Continental Congress here in 1777. Its beautifully restored historic district is an architectural treasure. While York retains its farming and manufacturing heritage, at its heart York is a thriving cultural community that has attracted creative talent and innovative entrepreneurial investors from across the nation.

Life in York County offers affordable housing, options for higher education, a thriving arts and cultural community, historical attractions, parks and recreational resources, semi-professional baseball team, fine dining and more — within an easy drive of major East Coast cities.

York County residents can find local employment in healthcare, manufacturing, technology, agricultural and service sectors. (Patient population: 445,000)

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