Patient Access Assistant I - Lewisburg ENT - Days

WellSpan Health•Lewisburg, PA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time position (20 hours weekly) with a Monday-Friday dayshift schedule. The role involves representing the System in a professional manner, utilizing good customer service practices. The Patient Access Assistant collects patient information, explains financial requirements, manages appointment scheduling, handles patient check-in/check-out, processes payments, and resolves billing inquiries. They are expected to support process improvements, assist with service recovery, and travel to other medical practices as needed. Common expectations include typing, filing, answering phones, maintaining records, adhering to policies, and providing excellent customer service.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED Required
Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training (Professional Medical, Administrative or Business School) Preferred
Less than 1 year
3 - 6 months front desk or physician office experience Required
Customer Service and Safety Reporting Training within 90 days Required
Introduction to Medical terminology within 180 days Required
Insurance and Compliance Training within 1 year Required
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of medical office operations to include reception, billing and insurance and general office skills.
Computer skills.

Responsibilities

Conducts patient interview to collect accurate financial, biographic and demographic information for patient visits.
Explains financial requirements to the patient or responsible party and collects deposits or deductibles as required.
Explains insurance coverages and requirements for precertification/preauthorization, as applicable.
Collects and reviews registrations to ensure accurate financial and demographic information has been obtained and properly entered into appropriate information systems.
Schedules patient appointments for patients with other provider offices including correct processing of necessary referral forms, pre-authorization forms, test instructions, patient benefit verification and transfer of patient information.
Performs various duties for effective check-in and check-out of patients.
Receives payment from patients via the kiosk, manually when applicable and issues receipts when requested.
Reviews and completes pre-arrival, in-basket messages and other work queues as assigned.
Reconciles daily cash and verified account balances.
Performs other tasks related to end of day batch control, cash drawer etc.
Researches billing questions and problems for patients with billing service.
Actively supports process flow improvement and provides constructive feedback to Supervisor.
Assists with service recovery.
Must have the ability to travel and work at other medical practices as needed.
Types and/or compiles correspondence and reports, photocopies information, files information, answers the telephone, takes messages and directs calls.
Prepares and maintains records of patient charges.
Maintains department records, reports and files.
Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
Provides outstanding service to all customers, fosters teamwork, and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
Proactively approach and greet all guests with a warm and personal greeting.