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Patient Service Specialist - Pediatric Heart Institute
Patient Service Specialist - Pediatric Heart Institute-April 2024
Nashville
Apr 2, 2026
About Patient Service Specialist - Pediatric Heart Institute

  Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

  Organization:

  CHOC Ped Heart Institute

  Job Summary:

  Provides service to patient either pre-appointment, during or post appointment with occasional guidance. Responsibilities may include inbound/outbound telephone calls, cash management, appointment scheduling, process of insurance updates and patient check in/out. Navigates more complex patients to include scheduling with multiple services or coordination with outside facilities or providers.

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  Clinic Hours:

  Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:30 pm

  Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt's Pediatric Heart Institute is a national leader in the care of children with heart-related conditions.

  Our team of fetal cardiologists, general cardiologists, electrophysiologists and cardiac surgeons, and the large group of health care experts who support them, diagnose and treat children with minor to complex heart differences.

  While children are still in the womb, throughout their childhood and through adolescence, we work closely with families and doctors to ensure personalized care specific to the needs of every child we treat.

  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Conducts patient check-in and check-out.

  • Coordinates any follow-up appointments or procedures required for patient.

  • Schedules appointments, procedures or surgery through clinical communication or direct request.

  • Provides positive first impressions utilizing customer service skills.

  • Works with patients and/or outside facilities to ensure all administrative tasks, including; referrals, pre-certs, clinical records and documentation, orders and consults have been received and ready to view prior to patient visit.

  • The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

  TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

  • Customer Service (Intermediate): A continuing focus on the needs and requirements of customers, anticipating their needs, remaining sensitive to customers while performing services for them, responsive to customer needs.

  • Patient Scheduling (Novice): The ability to coordinate and schedule patient appointments, surgeries and other office visits with various computer systems in the hospital or clinic.

  • Patient Documentation (Novice): The ability to receive and record patient information.

  • Medical Terminology & Documentation (Novice): The ability to comprehend medical terminology and documentation in an office, or surgical setting.

  • Surgery Scheduling (Fundamental Awareness): The ability to coordinate and schedule surgeries within various computer systems in the hospital.

  Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

  At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

  Core Accountabilities:

  Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance. * Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems. * Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job. * Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.Core Capabilities :

  Supporting Colleagues : Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.- Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.- Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department. Managing Resources Effectively : - Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error. Fostering Innovation : - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them. - Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. - Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

  Position Qualifications:

  Responsibilities:

  Certifications:

  Work Experience:

  Relevant Work Experience

  Experience Level:

  1 year

  Education:

  High School Diploma or GED

  Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled

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