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Req #: 238940

Department: UW MEDICAL CENTER NORTHWEST -ALLERGY- CLINIC

Posting Date: 09/13/2024

Closing Info: To ensure consideration, Apply By 09/30/2024

Salary: $25.81 - $37.48 per hour

Limited Recruitment: Open to UW Employees only

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW Medicine employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on the benefits for this position, click here (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-summary-classified-staff-greater-than-half-time-20220908_a11y.pdf) .

UW Medical Center-Northwest - Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology Clinic has an outstanding opportunity for a Full-time Patient Services Specialist 3 .

WORK SCHEDULE

• 40 hours per week / 100% FTE

• Monday - Friday

• Day shift DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION In fall 2024 our Rheumatology Clinic and Allergy Clinic will combine into one multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art practice. Our Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology Clinic will specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus and other inflammatory illnesses. Our clinic will also provide specialized consultations for asthma, food and drug allergies, and immunodeficiency disorders. PRIMARY RESPONSIBLITIES

• Function as the expert for the Allergy clinic, act as a resource to other staff in the department or assigned service area

• Identify and participate in process improvement; be able to float between service areas

• Create Epic orders and referrals for scheduling exams, complete patient registration needs by creating and updating demographics, guarantor accounts, and insurance payors

• Work towards departmental and team goals by analyzing Epic work queue orders and assist in workflow efficiency enhancements

• Act as a subject matter expert for their scheduling modality, think critically, and troubleshoot Epic errors for the team

• Assist in monitoring Epic schedule templates to ensure the group is performing proper resource level loading

• Audit online ticket scheduling appointments for accuracy of order placement, referral completion, and resource selection

• Collaborate with Supervisor and Business Manager, to assist in capturing workgroup behavior and provide solutions for complex work workflow inefficiencies including external referral submissions, financial access payor authorization, imaging protocolling and coding changes, and patient access to services to ensure we are meeting the needs of our patient’s as well as the departments' financial stability and success REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school graduation or equivalent AND two years of experience in the program specialty

• Three years of Patient Support Service experience OR

• An equivalent combination of education/experience ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion. Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-northwest) ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.