Patient Access Coordinator

BHS•Richmond, KY

19h

About The Position

Oncology – Certified Nursing Assistant/Patient Access Coordinator 8a-4:30p Monday - Friday The Oncology Unit is a specialized inpatient and outpatient care unit dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with cancer. The unit provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care that includes chemotherapy administration, radiation therapy coordination, pain management, symptom control, and palliative care. Patient Access Coordinator/Certified Nursing Assistant Overall, the Patient Access Coordinator helps to streamline administrative processes, improve patient satisfaction, and ensure that patients receive timely and appropriate care. Most of the information submitted on a claim derives from an Access team member. Duties include, but are not limited to: Completing a thorough admissions process of all inpatients and outpatients. Exemplary customer service skills are crucial in this role. Ensure that accurate information is collected, that they are always sensitive to the confidentiality of this information, and that patients are aware of their rights as determined by HIPAA regulations and company policy. Extensive Insurance experience/training is vital to success within this role. Maintain compliance with state and federal regulatory body requirements regarding access services. Verification of Insurance Eligibility, Compliance, Point of Service estimates and collections are part of their responsibility. Performs direct patient care procedures and related tasks; assists in obtaining patient histories, takes vital signs and I &O and documents, prepares chart packs, and assists with medical procedures as delegated by nursing staff. If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056. Job Applicant Privacy Policy Statement - Job Applicant Privacy Policy

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Must Type 40-45 WPM
Essential Microsoft Office Experience
Basic Life Support (must be obtained within three months of hire)

Responsibilities

Completing a thorough admissions process of all inpatients and outpatients.
Ensure that accurate information is collected, that they are always sensitive to the confidentiality of this information, and that patients are aware of their rights as determined by HIPAA regulations and company policy.
Maintain compliance with state and federal regulatory body requirements regarding access services.
Verification of Insurance Eligibility, Compliance, Point of Service estimates and collections are part of their responsibility.
Performs direct patient care procedures and related tasks; assists in obtaining patient histories, takes vital signs and I &O and documents, prepares chart packs, and assists with medical procedures as delegated by nursing staff.