Access Liaison

Ochsner Health Opportunity

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken, and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

This job welcomes and connects the consumer to the health system. Handles acquisition, front door navigation, care coordination, and transitions of care. Delivers excellent care and meets the unique care needs for various segments of patient populations that interact with the health system. Takes incoming contacts (including but not limited to: calls, live chats, emails, texts), and determines the correct pathway and next steps for the patient. Coordinates with clinic partners if access barriers exist to get the patient what they need. Develops and fosters interpersonal relationships with stakeholders inside and outside of the team by offering patient-focused solutions and demonstrating an elevated level of attention, care, and follow up to close the customer service loop. Creates opportunities and options for patients by addressing preventive care screenings and annual appointments.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the companys discretion.

Education:

Required High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Bachelors degree.

Work Experience:

Required Four years of experience in customer service, appointment coordinator, or another related field.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

• Excellent critical thinking skills.
• Ability to maintain a patient/consumer focused approach in all interactions.
• Ability to solve potentially complex navigation problems.
• Proficient in navigating and managing multiple systems.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to use appropriate judgment on when to employ non-traditional, effective solutions to fully resolve stakeholders needs.
• Proficiency in technology applications and various software packages specific to role.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and coordinate multiple work assignments in a fast-paced environment.

Job Duties:

• Maintains a patient/consumer focused approach in all interactions while engaging in holistic coordination of care for consumers by optimizing patient care setting and matching the right setting/right time.
• Manages patient egresses, including but not limited to phone, email, text, live-chat, etc.
• Delivers first contact resolution provides the patient with the right care outcome.
• Responds to patient and provider request with a focus on transforming experience by building trust and rapport.
• Provides timely and effective resolutions that exceed stakeholder expectations.
• Develops and fosters interpersonal relationships with stakeholders inside and outside of the team by proactively offering patient-focused solutions and demonstrating an elevated level of attention, care, and follow up to close the customer service loop.
• Navigates escalations to clinic partners with poise and skill to resolve patient issues.
• Navigates and flexes between the varying needs of patient segments to eliminate barriers to efficient delivery of care.
• Identifies system service delivery problems and potential solutions for effective patient management interventions.
• Serves as liaison with medical staff, nursing staff, and ancillary department staff to eliminate barriers to ensure delivery of care.
• Serves as a subject matter expert and brand ambassador for our service line focuses on retention by creating opportunities and options for patients by addressing preventive care screenings and annual appointments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state, and local laws, accreditation standards, or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations, and standards.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid, or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid. The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases. Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning, and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.