Patient Advocate – Hereditary Cancer
Myriad Genetics
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Utah • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $42,500 - $48,900 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- The Patient Advocate will be on the front lines and will act as the face of the organization for our customers including clinics, physicians, medical staff, and patients.
- Handle a variety of complex inbound and outbound inquiries to assist and empathize with our customers.
- Responsible for coordinating testing services for patients by reviewing test request forms and additional documentation submitted with a patient specimen.
- Work with healthcare providers to complete the required documentation and sample submission.
- Confirm insurance eligibility and benefit levels.
- Communicate with patients to explain insurance coverage benefits and test information including process and turnaround time.
- Employee will be on the phone approximately 60-80% of the time.
- Independently manage assigned work and meet production and quality metrics.
- Be the hub across all departments: work with the technology, revenue cycle, field sales, and lab teams on prompt handling of orders and billing processes.
- Identify issues and trends and collaborate with your team and leadership to develop best practices to ensure we are providing the best service and experience to all customers.
- Participate in the Quality Assurance plan.
- Comply with applicable CLIA and HIPAA regulations.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent required with at least 1 year of relevant experience, or associate or bachelor’s degree.
- Fluent in Spanish is preferred/encouraged.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Preference given to higher net typing speed applicants.
- Excellent listening, transcribing, and self-review skills.
- PC experience, including familiarity with Excel, Word, Internet, and e-mail.
- Able to manage several tasks simultaneously, often under pressure.
- Excellent organizational and task management skills and professional judgment.
- Enjoys problem solving and identifying patterns.
- Hardworking individual who loves working on a team and supporting others.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
insurance eligibility verificationdocumentation reviewtest coordinationcustomer inquiry handlingquality assurance participationproblem solvingdata transcribingtyping speed
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillslistening skillsorganizational skillstask managementprofessional judgmentempathyteamwork