Patient Access Representative

Pratt Regional Medical Center • Pratt, KS

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About The Position

Job Summary: Checking in patients for appointments, hospital, and/or emergency room visits and accurately verifying demographics, assures all check-in procedures are completed. Reads and interprets insurance responses. Understands general guidelines and insurance rank requirement to properly assign primary, secondary, and tertiary insurance per encounter. Ensures patient receives necessary disclosure and privacy information, obtains necessary legal and financial signatures. Communicates the purpose of and completes all necessary regulatory forms with patient. Performs patient account receipt posting following department guidelines. Abides by organizational and HIPAA guidelines, privacy practices, patient confidentiality and patient rights. Must maintain high regard for confidentiality. Successful applicant must be detail oriented, able to multi-task, and able to communicate clearly and effectively.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Prior patient access or medical office experience preferred but not required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to learn and utilize hospital specific software and applications as required.

Responsibilities

• Checking in patients for appointments, hospital, and/or emergency room visits.
• Accurately verifying demographics and completing all check-in procedures.
• Reading and interpreting insurance responses.
• Assigning primary, secondary, and tertiary insurance per encounter.
• Ensuring patients receive necessary disclosure and privacy information.
• Obtaining necessary legal and financial signatures.
• Communicating the purpose of and completing all necessary regulatory forms with patients.
• Performing patient account receipt posting following department guidelines.
• Abiding by organizational and HIPAA guidelines, privacy practices, patient confidentiality and patient rights.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Excellent fringe benefit program
• Salary is commensurate with experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: High school or GED