Patient Access Representative | Emergency Department | 40hrs/week

Sanford Health•Bismarck, ND

11d•$16 - $23

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Work Shift: 10 Hours - Night Shifts (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Salary Range: $16.25 - $23.00 Union Position: No Department Details If you are looking for a fun and exciting place to work where you can advance your career, Patient Access is for you! The hours are 7:30pm-6:00am, four days each week, to include every other weekend, a couple holidays each year and an on call weekend every three months or so. We offer an overnight differential and holiday pay. Any hours worked over 40 hours each week are eligible for overtime. Join our team! Summary Join our Sanford Patient Access Family and Grow the Good! As a Patient Access Representative, your primary responsibility will be providing extraordinary customer service to patients with every interaction. With being the first point of contact, you will have the opportunity to provide a positive patient experience by creating a welcoming and safe environment, either on the phone or in the clinic. Apply today to learn more about the opportunities available to grow your career at Sanford.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Post-secondary education helpful.
One year of work experience, preferably in a medical office setting.
Medical terminology helpful; customer service skills essential.
Six months' customer service experience desired.
May require BLS for certain locations and/or settings.

Responsibilities

Greet patients & verifies demographics
Creating, scanning & routing documents or electronic forms
Inform patients what the document is & capture signatures on necessary paperwork
Establishes and assigns financial responsibility and assists with arrangements while adhering to appropriate policies and procedures
Collects co-payments, pre-payments, and payments on account balances
May work through the registration work queue to address and resolve registration errors or denied insurance claims
Work with nursing team & providers to coordinate & schedule appointments to meet patient’s needs, coordinate provider schedule
Obtain and coordinate referrals & conduct pre-authorization
Arrange interpreter services
Check patients in/out
Operate multi-line phone
May resolve work queue issues, manage recall and waitlists, & serve as switchboard operator calling codes and paging providers
Preparation & coordination of charts
Organize supporting provider documents
Initiation & collaboration of patient financial assistance
Track patient visits & health information management on patient accounts
Compile, distribute, administer, and score assessments
Coordination of Telemed appointments
Reminder calls for appointments
Hospital admission
Office duties, such as make copies or send faxes