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Req #: 245292

Department: UW MEDICINE CONTACT CENTER

Job Location Detail: UW MEDICINE CONTACT CENTER

Posting Date: 04/15/2025

Closing Info:

Open Until Filled

Salary: $3664 - $4024 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

As a UW employee, you will employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-classified-staff-20210208.pdf)

**UWMedicine Contact Center** has an outstanding opportunity for a **Data Entry Specialist (Fixed-Duration)** .

WORK SCHEDULE

+ Full-Time (40 hours per week) - 100% FTE

+ 5 Days per week **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS**

+ Opportunity to provide centralized support in the UWMedicine Contact Center

+ Expected to last up to 12 months

+ Contribute to work that impacts all of UWMedicine **DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION**

The UW Medicine Contact Center is a fast-paced environment where customer service, patient care and accuracy are the highest priorities at all times. The mission of the Data Entry team is to improve the referral and appointment process within the UW Medicine Health System. The **Data Entry Specialist** will provide centralized support in the Contact Center by independently entering referrals into Epic software, verifying payers and plans prior to patient appointments through electronic eligibility verification and online third party support systems, and maintaining patient demographics from patient documentation to support integrity of the medical record. Complete and maintain service level agreement standards through assisting team with hundreds of referrals on daily basis ensuring patients can access our clinics in a timely fashion, review the coverage status of patients prior to day of service through electronic eligibility verification, and the retrieval of documentation of faxes for updating patient records in Epic.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enter 50+ referrals and update patient medical record information into Epic software

• Verify payer & plans prior to patient appointments through electronic eligibility verification and online third party support systems

• Maintain patient demographic information to support integrity of the medical record

• Serve as an liaison between clinics and Contact Center for insurance, registration, and financial counseling with reference to referrals

• Work with referral team to ensure all referrals sent to Contact Center are entered within 24 hour period

• Ensure all updates are complete within Epic, including identity changes once legal documentation has been provided

• Resolves patient requests in one contact or successfully manages prolonged or complex issues, with high attention to managing the customer experience and emotion via inbound and outbound calls.

• Coordinates incoming referrals to ensure all referrals are entered into the referral module in the Epic System including prior authorizations numbers when needed.

• Assists with coordination of referral management with clinic staff and providers to ensure optimal access to specialty care.

• Coordinates with Financial Service Counselors to ensure applications for coverage are initiated prior to appointment.

• Completes and enters the Medicare as Secondary Payer online form accurately for all Medicare accounts, and initiates the Advanced Beneficiary Notice as appropriate.

• Coordinates with Interpreter Services as indicated.

• Demonstrates in depth knowledge of UW Medicine’s mission, vision and service offerings.

• Adheres to contact center processes and workflow with an attention to continuous quality improvement.

• Meets or exceeds contact center performance standards and measures with a focus on quality, accuracy and timeliness. Reaches and maintains incremental productivity levels within predetermined time frames (i.e. six, nine and twelve months).

• Complies with the UW Medicine risk management, compliance, and information security program requirements, including accurate and timely reporting of all adverse incidents as described in the related policies.

• Observes principles of data security and patient confidentiality. Maintain ethical standards in the performance of duties and in interactions with patients, coworkers and health care professionals.

• Demonstrates professional demeanor in appearance and behavior in all work-related interactions.

• Participates and completes the required training program including annual Safety training and all required HIPAA and Compliance training.

• Participates in ongoing technical, customer service, and other training to continually improve skills and stay current with changes in operations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

+ High School/GED

+ one year of office clerical support experience

+ OR equivalent education/experience **ABOUT UW MEDICINE - A HIGHER DEGREE OF HEALTHCARE**

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/about/career-opportunities)** 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.