Patient Access Representative

UAB St. Vincent's•Birmingham, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Now a proud part of UAB Medicine, Southview Medical Group is a long-standing, multi-specialty physician practice with a history of caring for Birmingham-area patients for more than a century at our facilities located at UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham and UAB Medicine St. Vincent’s One Nineteen. Our physicians provide a broad range of primary and specialty care services focused on long-term health and wellness. Join our team that includes more than 30 providers — spanning internal medicine, cardiology, infectious disease, endocrinology and gastroenterology — as we care for more than 51,000 unique patients every year over more than 130,000 annual patient visits.

Requirements

High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Communicate with patients, participants and staff to accurately schedule patients for prescribed procedures.
Perform clerical and reception duties associated with patient registration.
Gather necessary demographic, insurance and clinical information from patient and enters into appropriate database.
Seek appropriate resources to resolve issues about the type, date or location of prescribed procedures.
Schedule patient procedures in a manner that most efficiently utilizes the patient's time and clinical resources.
Coordinate and communicate schedules.
Assist with coordination of activities related to insurance pre-certification/authorization.
Provide counseling to patient, participant or their representative regarding pre-service requirements and instructions.