Access Operations Agent - Full Time (08-HR) Days

Administrative Support

The Stanford Health Care (SHC) Enterprise Contact Center (ECC) Access Operations Contact Center (AOCC) handles a high-volume of inbound calls, outbound calls, faxes and other communication with patients, providers, clinic staff, and others needing to access health care services at one or multiple SHC departments / clinics. The Access Operations Contact Center staff within the ECC is responsible for providing an excellent patient and customer experience by efficiently coordinating services and accurately answering or properly referring inquiries.

Responsibilities include :

• Responding to a high-volume of incoming and outgoing telephone calls and faxed referrals
• Coordinating care by scheduling, editing, and maintaining routine patient physician appointments for new and returning patients
• Facilitating communication between the patient and the physician or clinic
• Delivering expert knowledge regarding clinic-specific processes
• Accurately documenting and routing calls to the proper department
• Identifying urgent customer needs or operational issues, and escalating appropriately
• Working with care teams, patients, and outside facilities to obtain necessary information required for care
• Communicating with the care team and support staff on various patient issues
• Obtaining and updating insurance information
• Meeting all regulatory and compliance standards
• Delivering high-level customer service
• Following documented protocols and guidelines
• Meeting and exceeding departmental quality assurance standards
• Using reference documents and online knowledgebase tools to clearly articulate accurate information regarding SHC services
• Using functionality of the telephone system as required
• Other departmental duties as assigned

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These principles apply to ALL employees :

Stanford Health Care (SHC) sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and / or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale : Generally starting at $28.34 - $31.94 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.