Physician Relations Representative Senior / Inter
Job Code Number
220739333
Job Description
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.Please include where you heard about this position. Physician Relations and Outreach is part of the Office of Patient Experience. We are committed to promoting and sustaining the ideal patient and referring physician experience through excellence in patient and family centered care. Each employee is expected to understand and demonstrate that in every interaction we represent our entire organization in the care we provide and in the courtesies we extend to referring physicians, patients, families, and each respective team member. The Senior Physician Relations Representative serves as a dedicated, and highly skilled, customer service contact between the referring physician and Michigan Medicine. Approximately 16,000 providers across the state of Michigan and northern Ohio access M-LINE (dedicated 800# for referring physicians) and the Provider Access Center (referral coordination service for affiliates/partners) to coordinate care with U-M providers. The Senior Physician Relations Representative will cross train and rotate between M-LINE and the Provider Access Center to create the ideal referring physician experience, as well as support coordination of care with Michigan Medicine affiliates. Customer Service Representative:
Advanced Problem-solver and Excellent Communicator
- Managelargeamounts of customer interactions (calls, faxes, emails, eReferrals).
- Provide accurate Michigan Medicine information about 20 clinical departments, 125 specialty clinics, 3 hospitals (University Hospital, C.S. Mott Children?s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, Frankel Cardiovascular Center), 40 outpatient facilities and 3,500 U-M physicians.
- Identify and assess customers' needs to achieve satisfaction and create the ideal referring physician experience.
- Build sustainable relationships and trust with physician practices through open and interactive communication.
- Proficient in medical terminology to effectively engage with health care professionals and navigate health system based on patient diagnosis, clinical services, faculty expertise or referral guidelines.
- Utilize on call procedures and paging system to accurately identify appropriate on call U-M physician for physician-to-physician consultations, hospital transfers and admission requests (daytime, evening and midnight)
- Facilitate One Stroke Program requests from hospitals across the state of Michigan who urgently need to transfer aIschemic or Hemorrhagic Stroke patient to Michigan Medicine.
- Facilitate emergent coordination of care involving the Emergency Department and Survival Flight from community hospitals and referring physicians.
- Manage and process daily volume of Care Everywhere eReferrals. Confirm diagnosis and medical documentation. Transcribe referral into the appropriate MiChart clinical referral work queue. Update referring physician and patient demographic information.
- Resolve any emerging problems that referring physicians might face with accuracy and efficiency.
- Demonstrate confidence at troubleshooting and investigate if they don't have enough information to resolve customer complaints.
- Serveas an advocate for the referring physicians and take the extra mile to engage customers.
- Identify service gaps and communicate innovative solutions to team and/or manager.
- Workindependently to resolve referring physician issues and complaints related to access and communication issues.
- Communicate effectively in ways that enhance productivity and build respectful relationships.
- Demonstrate advanced active listening, written and verbal skills.
Michigan Medicine Affiliate Support:
- Knowledgeable of Michigan Medicine affiliates (MyMichigan Health, UMHealth West and Sparrow Health).
- Foster referral relationship between affiliate providers and U-M providers.
- Facilitate telemedicine procedures/protocols between health systems.
- Access and accurately utilize communication systems at UMHealth Westto facilitate transfer requests.
Database Management: Accurate, Proficient and Diligent
- Collect accurate and complete data for documentation of all customer interactions and enters data accurately in a Customer Relations Management (CRM) database.
- Maintain database quality by timely entry of new or updated information.
- Familiar and can articulate options of Health Information Exchange (HIE) systems (U-M Provider Portal, Care Everywhere and Great Lakes Health Connect) to referring providers.
- Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated ability of strong problem-solving skills.
- Advanced or proficient with medical terminology.
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner, with minimum supervision, while interacting with health care professionals (physicians, nurses, physician assistants, practice managers, referral coordinators) and referring hospitals.
- Experience with data entry and data (customer) documentation.
- Customer oriented and ability to adapt/respond to a diverse customer base.
- Fast learner and great team player
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated organizational and analytical skills
- Very detail-oriented
- Dedicated to follow-through and results
Senior Level:
5-8 years of customer service or call center experience
Organization Profile
Address:
1009 Greene St
Address Line 2:
City:
Ann Arbor
State/Province/Region:
MI
Zip/Postal Code:
48109
Description:
University of Michigan
