Representative - Patient Registration Full-Time

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Scottsdale, AZ

11h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Patient Registration Representative at Banner Surgery Center-Desert Vista, a new Ambulatory Surgery Center located in central/north Scottsdale. The center specializes in Orthopedic and Pain procedures and prides itself on its teamwork and family environment. The role offers a Monday through Friday schedule with no holidays, specifically Tuesday-Friday 4x10s with a start time between 5:30am-6am. The primary responsibilities include conducting patient registration, point of service collections, obtaining authorizations and necessary forms to maximize reimbursement, and documenting the registration process accurately. The representative will also be responsible for meeting collection targets, providing financial counseling, and acting as a liaison between patients, billing, vendors, physician offices, and payors. Banner Surgery Center-Desert Vista is a partnership between Atlas Healthcare and Banner Health, focused on providing exceptional care and customer service while upholding core values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. The company offers a lucrative quarterly profit-sharing program for full-time and part-time employees, along with top-tier health and dental benefits and a matching retirement package.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Requires knowledge of patient financial services, financial, collecting services or insurance industry experience processes normally acquired over one or more years of work experience.
Requires the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision and to work independently.
Requires strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively interact with a wide range of audiences.
Strong knowledge in the use of common office software, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software are required.

Nice To Haves

Previous cash collections experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs pre-registration/registration processes, verifies eligibility and obtains authorizations, submits notifications and verifies authorizations for services.
Verifies patient’s demographics and accurately inputs this information into A/D/T system, including documenting the account thoroughly in order to maximize reimbursement and minimize denials/penalties from the payor(s).
Obtains federally/state required information and all consents and documentation required by the patient’s insurance plan(s).
Must be able to consistently meet monthly individual accuracy goal as determine by management.
Verifies and understands insurance benefits, collects patient responsibility based on estimates at the time of service or during the pre-registration process.
As assigned collection attempts may be made at the bedside.
Must be able to consistently meet monthly individual collection target as determined by management.
May provide financial counseling to patients and their families.
Explains company financial policies and provides information as to available resources.
Assists patients with applying for Medicaid.
Assists patients with completing all financial assistance programs (i.e.: basic financial assistance, enhanced financial assistance, prompt pay discount, loan program).
Acts as a liaison between the patient, the billing department, vendors, physician offices and the payor to enhance account receivables performance and meet payment collection goals, resolve outstanding issues and/or patient concerns and maximize service excellence.
Communicates with physicians, clinical and hospital staff, nursing and Health Information Management Services to resolve outstanding issues and/or patient concerns.
Work to meet the patient’s needs in financial services.
Consistently meets monthly individual productivity goal as determined by management.
Completes daily assignments/work lists, keeps electronic productivity log up to date and inputs information accurately.
Identifies opportunities to improve process and practices good teamwork.
Provides a variety of patient services and financial services tasks.
May be assigned functions such as transporting patients, may precept new hire employees, recapping daily deposits, posting daily deposits or conducting other work assignments of the Patient Financial Services team.
Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards.
Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.