Patient Service Associate* (JR3500)

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Healthcare | Operations | Patient Service Associate
378 ALEXANDRA ROAD SINGAPORE 159964
Job Type:
permanent or full time
Job Suitable For:
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Benefits:

health & wellness benefits

training opportunities

personal development benefits

No. of Vacancies:

1

Job Description
Pre-admission Administration:

1. Coordinate with AH Bed Management Unit (BMU), Community Nursing and Outpatient Clinicians, and liaise with patients for elective admission (or re-admission) cases.
2. Coordinate with AH BMU, clinicians, nursing to manage patients when elective admissions are cancelled.
3. Facilitate elective admission by providing phone counselling, bed booking and arrange for ambulance transport and calling of patient prior to admission to confirm and prepare for admission.

Financial Counselling /Admission:

1. Conduct financial counselling for admitting and admitted patients, and explain to the patient / Next-of-Kin (NOK) how hospital charges are derived and advise patients on options available to pay their bills.
2. Provide financial advice to patient/ next-of-kin on available subsidies and schemes
3. Assist patients to complete the various modes of payment forms.
4. Liaise with patient’s company for letter of guarantee when applicable
5. Refer appropriate cases to medical social worker for assistance

Bill Enquiries:

1. Assist patients / NOK to understand the hospital bills and how they can settle their outstanding payments.
2. Assist patients who require Financial Assistance by referring them to Business Office / Medical Social Work (MSW) Department for financial assistance schemes that the patient may be eligible for.

Administrative Responsibilities:

1. Assist patients / NOK / general public on general / non-clinical / non-medical issues over the counter or through telephone.
2. Actualize patient admission in hospital's Admission Discharge Transfer (ADT) system when patient is admitted.
3. Perform posting of charges into the hospital's billing system for in-flight patients.
4. Perform settlement for NETS / Credit Card transactions daily.
5. Reply emails received in the AASC email account daily.

System Testing Duties:

1. Be involved as a user to assist AASC in testing enhanced features of various IT systems used by the hospital to generate patients' bills.

Other Responsibilities:

1. Perform daily housekeeping of the reception areas and workstations, in order to maintain a professional image and neatness of the work place
2. Guide new hires on the SOPs and workflows.
3. Take a proactive role in participating in internal AASC projects, as assigned.
4. Perform ad-hoc duties as directed from AASC Management.


Requirements

- GCE A-Levels, Diploma and above
- Good communication skills. Ability to speak a second language will be an advantage.
- Good customer service skills. Prior experience in hospitality or service industries will be an advantaged
- Good coordinating and organizing skills
- Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Knowledge of SAP will be an advantage
- Be comfortable with working in inpatient wards
Job Criteria/Requirements
Qualifications:

A' Levels

Work Experience Level:

junior level

Must-have skills:

GOOD COORDINATING AND ORGANIZING SKILLS

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Alexandra Hospital

Alexandra Hospital (AH) is a member of the National University Health System (NUHS), a leading academic health system and one of three public healthcare clusters in Singapore. AH is the first integrated general hospital in Singapore to offer holistic care from acute, sub-acute to rehabilitative settings, and reduces the need for a patient to transfer to another healthcare institution. Under its team-led and programme-based clinical model, every patient is placed in at least one of five core clinical programmes by the hospital and cared by a single doctor and the same care team within one of the programmes. As part of an integrated academic health system, AH is a dedicated site for staging innovative health and care as well as person-centric solutions to scope, share and scale best practices. Together with community partners and patients, AH aims to bring about seamless integrated care beyond the hospital and empower patients and caregivers to enable the continuity of care in the safety and comfort of the home and community. For more information, please visit www.ah.com.sg | www.nuhs.edu.sg Delivering ‘Incredible care and health, together!’ Members of the NUHS: • National University Hospital • Ng Teng Fong General Hospital • Alexandra Hospital • Jurong Community Hospital • National University Polyclinics • National University Cancer Centre, Singapore • National University Heart Centre, Singapore • National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore • NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine • NUS Faculty of Dentistry • NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health