Patient Access Lead - FT, Days (7A-3:30P) - Abington ED

Thomas Jefferson University • Montgomery County, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides day-to-day support to Patient Access Representatives. Acts as a subject matter and technical expert. Ensures that staff offer a positive patient experience to patients and families. Demonstrates effective communication and customer service skills when interacting with staff, patients, families, and leadership. Trains and educates staff to enter complete and accurate orders, demographic and insurance information including authorizations, referrals, medical necessity. Ensures staff’s compliance with departmental and institutional protocols including communicating and collecting out of pocket liability from patients. Start time – 7a-3:30pm Provides a positive patient experience to patients and families. Demonstrates strong communication and customer service skills while registering patients. Accurately searches and selects the correct patient. Gathers complete and accurate demographic and insurance information from patients and families. Identifies uninsured patients for referral to Medical Assistance/Charity Care evaluation. Retrieves orders, confirms medical necessity and answers phones for outpatient visits. Gathers worker’s comp or auto insurance information from accident patients, collects patient out-of-pocket liability/copays, verifies insurance, and confirms referrals and authorizations are on file, if required. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. (Do not delete, move or over-write this statement) Ensures timely, efficient, and accurate registration processes are followed by staff. Excels in all functions performed by staff. Keeps current on insurance tip sheets and workflow update Ensures regulatory and compliance requirements are met; complies with departmental and institutional protocols Distributes work assignments, daily QA's a sample of registrations to ensure overall accuracy, provides feedback on deficiencies. Coaches and tracks for performance improvement, daily Backfills for staff during meal breaks. Covers scheduled PTO /ETO or unscheduled absences, as needed Demonstrates a professional demeanor with patients, families, coworkers, clinical and leadership by consistently fostering a positive interaction in the department Trains all new hires to accurately record orders, demographic and insurance information including authorizations, referrals, medical necessity. Provides real-time coaching and feedback to staff on any workflow changes or quality errors. Achieves individual and team performance metrics Interacts with a diverse patient base while ensuring door to doctor time is maintained according to departmental standard wait times Rotates assignment to all points of service within Patient Access (Outpatient Registration and Emergency Department. Knowledge of patient registration, third-party insurance coverage including manage care plans, benefits, authorizations/referrals and coverage requirements Proficient with Computer and Microsoft Office skills and familiar with healthcare EHR applications i.e. EPIC, Cerner Demonstrates the ability to provide feedback and coaching Strong verbal and written communication and customer service skills

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED AND 3 years of patient registration experience
• Knowledge of patient registration, third-party insurance coverage including manage care plans, benefits, authorizations/referrals and coverage requirements
• Proficient with Computer and Microsoft Office skills and familiar with healthcare EHR applications i.e. EPIC, Cerner
• Demonstrates the ability to provide feedback and coaching
• Strong verbal and written communication and customer service skills

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working in a physician’s office or hospital registration setting strongly preferred
• HFMA Certifications preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day support to Patient Access Representatives.
• Acts as a subject matter and technical expert.
• Ensures that staff offer a positive patient experience to patients and families.
• Demonstrates effective communication and customer service skills when interacting with staff, patients, families, and leadership.
• Trains and educates staff to enter complete and accurate orders, demographic and insurance information including authorizations, referrals, medical necessity.
• Ensures staff’s compliance with departmental and institutional protocols including communicating and collecting out of pocket liability from patients.
• Provides a positive patient experience to patients and families.
• Demonstrates strong communication and customer service skills while registering patients.
• Accurately searches and selects the correct patient.
• Gathers complete and accurate demographic and insurance information from patients and families.
• Identifies uninsured patients for referral to Medical Assistance/Charity Care evaluation.
• Retrieves orders, confirms medical necessity and answers phones for outpatient visits.
• Gathers worker’s comp or auto insurance information from accident patients, collects patient out-of-pocket liability/copays, verifies insurance, and confirms referrals and authorizations are on file, if required.
• Ensures timely, efficient, and accurate registration processes are followed by staff.
• Excels in all functions performed by staff.
• Keeps current on insurance tip sheets and workflow update
• Ensures regulatory and compliance requirements are met; complies with departmental and institutional protocols
• Distributes work assignments, daily QA's a sample of registrations to ensure overall accuracy, provides feedback on deficiencies.
• Coaches and tracks for performance improvement, daily Backfills for staff during meal breaks.
• Covers scheduled PTO /ETO or unscheduled absences, as needed
• Demonstrates a professional demeanor with patients, families, coworkers, clinical and leadership by consistently fostering a positive interaction in the department
• Trains all new hires to accurately record orders, demographic and insurance information including authorizations, referrals, medical necessity.
• Provides real-time coaching and feedback to staff on any workflow changes or quality errors.
• Achieves individual and team performance metrics
• Interacts with a diverse patient base while ensuring door to doctor time is maintained according to departmental standard wait times
• Rotates assignment to all points of service within Patient Access (Outpatient Registration and Emergency Department.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees