[Hiring] Customer Relations Liaison @Apria Healthcare

Role Description

This role maintains relationships and favorable contacts with current accounts/patients and provides the ability to ensure patients have the required equipment to support their home healthcare needs. The anticipated hourly range for this position is $24-27/hour. The actual compensation offered may vary based on job-related factors such as experience, skills, education, and location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Acts as a single point of contact for a specific account or accounts.
• Responds to customer needs, concerns and complaints in a timely manner.
• Consults with clients and referral sources on products and necessary equipment.
• Obtains all documentation to be scanned and batched at the Branch.
• Manages all follow-up functions with the account, post set-up.
• Oversees all transactions coming from a specific account(s), including all referral sources.
• Obtains all required documentation for orders to be entered into the system, service scheduling and billing/payment.
• Contacts patients to confirm orders and communicates any financial obligations before referral for delivery/service scheduling.
• Assesses patient’s needs and promotes company products/services at office visits, as appropriate.
• Proactively resolves issues by anticipating and identifying problems then coordinating the appropriate solution(s).
• Troubleshoots any issues that may arise with the medical groups and any relevant on-site departments.
• Assists medical groups and/or other provider groups to understand the products and services available under the contract.
• Assists in the utilization process as well as transitioning members related to capitation switch outs.
• Coordinates patient services with physicians and medical groups.
• Identifies and develops strategic relationships within the institution that will enhance patient care.
• Participates in the institution’s quality assurance/performance improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs timely follow up on initial/renewal authorizations to maintain reimbursement of products/services.
• Performs follow up on outstanding CMNs, Renewal CMNs, and prescriptions.
• May instruct patients on basic use of respiratory therapy equipment, durable medical equipment, oxygen equipment, and other equipment/services in accordance with training received and approved by state licensure limitations.
• Responds to emergency calls and related needs as needed during regular business hours and on an On-Call basis.
• Effectively works and coordinates timely discharges with Customer Care Center and/or Branch Customer Service Team.
• Operates a Personally Owned Vehicle (POV) in accordance with the essential job functions.
• Sets-up and delivers home healthcare products and services.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• At least 2 years of related experience.
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older at the time of hire.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain solid working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Learn and comply with all POV requirements applicable for the safe and compliant use of POVs.
• Participate in and successfully complete ongoing training and development to become and remain qualified to perform the essential job functions.
• Geographically located within the assigned territory.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Professional Designations

• Must possess a Valid Driver’s License.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Business Acumen
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Communication Proficiency
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Computer Skills
• Basic skills in Access, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, Word
• Language Skills: English (reading, writing, verbal)
• Mathematical Skills: Basic level mathematical proficiency, with a strong ability to understand, interpret and develop spreadsheet data

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands to write, use computer, operate a motor vehicle, use a hand-held device, telephone and use a document imaging system and manipulate documents.
• Regularly required to read documents and write neatly, legibly and transcribe accurate information and numbers/values.
• Employee continually engages in activities that require talking and hearing.
• This position requires frequent variations including sitting, walking, standing, kneeling, reaching or stooping.
• The employee must be able to safely operate and possess and maintain a valid driver’s license, specific to vehicle operated in the conduct of this job.
• Specific vision abilities required to perform this job safely include close vision, distant vision, night (low to limited light) vision and the ability to adjust focus to work on a computer and read documents.
• The position requires occasional lifting and/or moving items up to 25 pounds frequently and occasionally up to 40lbs.

Work Environment

• The employee rarely is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
• The employee is required to inspect and safely operate a motor vehicle during the day and night and in a wide range of weather and traffic conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment varies based on the locations or activities proximate to which can range from low to high.
• There is moderate exposure to dust, fumes, mists and odors.
• Temperature ranges from normal indoor climate-controlled environment in buildings or vehicles and various outdoor conditions and temperature extremes encountered throughout the year in a variety of US states.
• General lighting is generally provided via fluorescent lighting indoors, and natural lighting outdoors, and low light conditions consistent with outdoor and/or night working environment.
• May be required to receive vaccinations and participate in medical assessments and testing consistent with the work environment or patients exposed to.
• Will be required to wear various personal protective equipment consistent with the hazards encountered in this role.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care coverage
• Paid time off plan
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic life insurance
• Short-and long-term disability coverage
• Accident insurance
• Teammate Assistance Program
• Paid parental leave
• Domestic partner benefits
• Mental, physical, and financial well-being programs