Patient Access Representative - Full Time - Admitting

Barton Healthcare System•South Lake Tahoe, CA

About The Position

Summary of Position: Responsible for registration of patients to include patient interviews, obtaining and entering accurate demographic and insurance information, insurance verification, explanation of hospital policies, obtaining consents, and collection of any point of service or outstanding payments. Handles routine patient inquiries and problems. Is a detail oriented individual who can work in a high paced environment and has exceptional customer service skills.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred
Minimum of one year customer service experience.
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful, high paced environment and can take the appropriate action.
Strong computer and typing skills.
Reading and writing skills, organizing and filing, professional phone etiquette, and strong customer service skills.
Must have advanced knowledge of phone, computer, fax and copy machine skills.
In compliance with patient safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate in English
Demonstrates organizational and communication/customer service skills.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual abilities preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide consistently exceptional care at all times.
Demonstrate excellent customer services skills.
Answer phones, routes callers, takes messages, provides routine information to callers, and returns calls promptly.
Exercise judgment as to the urgency and nature of calls and ensures that all messages are relayed to the appropriate staff promptly.
Communicate problems as they arise through proper channels.
Perform assigned clerical duties in an accurate and timely manner such as faxing, photocopying, typing, computer data entry and retrieval.
Effectively gathers and enters all patient demographics for accurate registration and pre-registration.
Timely correction of registration errors in AhiQa.
Verify coverages through appropriate insurance applications.
Verify medical necessity of Medicare patients using current online software.
Effectively explains cost estimates, insurance benefits, and advanced beneficiary notices to patients.
Screen Self-Pay and underinsured patients to determine their financial needs, referring patient to appropriate department for government assistance or Financial Assistance program.
Collect copays, point of service payments, any outstanding payments, and effectively posts all payments in cash drawer.
Collection and processing of patient valuables.
Transcribe all faxed orders into Epic and works with doctors offices on order corrections.
Coordinate multiple appointments in order to offer consecutively scheduled services.
Effectively corrects all errors in assigned work ques.
Check in surgery and GI patients
Complete pre-registration functions as appropriate.
Assist other departments with registration issues as needed.
Proficient in the use of the all hospital associated software used to complete tasks.
Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary.