Access Liaison

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! 

Access to Care Liaison is a critical role in welcoming and connecting the consumer to Ochsner Health. Liaisons in this role will have responsibility of handling acquisition, front door navigation, care coordination and transitions of care. They will pivot to deliver excellent care and meet the unique care needs for various segments of patient populations that interact with Ochsner Health. Liaisons will take incoming contacts (including but not limited to: calls, live chats, emails, texts), and utilize critical thinking to determine correct pathway and next steps for patient. This position will also coordinate with clinic partners if access barriers exist to get the patient what they need. The liaison will develop and foster excellent interpersonal relationships with stakeholders inside and outside of team by proactively offering patient focused solutions and demonstrating an elevated level of attention, care and follow up to close customer service loop. As a subject matter expert and brand ambassador for our service line, this position has a strong focus on retention by creating opportunities and options for patients by addressing preventive care screenings and annual appointments.

Job Description

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 company’s discretion.

Education

Required – High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred – Bachelor’s Degree

Work Experience

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

Certifications

Required – None

Preferred – None

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Possess and deploy excellent critical thinking skills.
• Ability to maintain a patient/consumer focused approach in all interactions.
• Demonstrate multi-factorial critical thinking to solve potentially complex navigation problems.
• Be proficient in navigating and managing multiple systems.
• Excel at interpersonal relationships and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Possess perseverance and the ability to use appropriate judgement 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

• Maintain a patient/consumer focused approach in all interactions while engaging in holistic coordination of care for consumers by optimizing patient care setting and matching right setting/right time.
• Manage patient egresses, including but not limited to phone, email, text, live-chat, etc.
• Delivers first contact resolution and be pleasantly persistent to provide the patient with right care outcome.  Quickly and thoroughly respond to patient and provider request with a focusing on transforming experience by building trust and rapport.  Must provide timely and effective resolutions that exceed stakeholder expectations.
• Develop and foster excellent interpersonal relationships with stakeholders inside and outside of team by proactively offering patient focused solutions and demonstrating an elevated level of attention, care and follow up to close customer service loop.
• Navigate escalations to clinic partners with poise and skill to resolve patient issues.
• Navigate and flex between the varying needs of patient segments to eliminate barriers to efficient delivery of care.
• Identify 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.
• Subject matter expert and brand ambassador for our service line and has a strong focus 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.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.

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.

Physical and Environmental Demands

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 (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) 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. 

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Individuals who reside in and will work from the following areas are not eligible for remote work position: Colorado, California, Hawaii, Maryland, New York, Washington, and Washington D.C.

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