Patient Access Assistant - Inpatient

Unit/department/service line: Patient Access

Status: Full-Time

Schedule: Days 6:00A-4:00P

Weekend Requirement: Every Other Weekend; Varied schedule 3:00P-11:00P

Holiday Requirement: Every Other

General Summary

Works under direct supervision. Represents the System in a professional manner, using good customer service practices in the performance of the following duties: Inpatient admissions, Registration, Patient Arrival, and Kiosk support. Performs a variety of functions including, but not limited to; pre-service outreach to patients, greeting all customers with a warm and personal greeting, promotion and support of self-service tools, interviewing, preparing admitting and other related forms, assigning rooms for inpatients (as appropriate), monitor waiting areas, and preparing information and charges for billing purposes. Also performs a variety of functions related to cashiering and insurance verification.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Conducts patient interview to collect accurate financial, biographic and demographic information for admission or registration.
• Explains financial requirements to the patient or responsible party and collects deposits or deductibles as required. Explains insurance coverages and requirements for precertification/preauthorization, as applicable.
• Prepares pre-admission and admitting forms, facilitates room transfers, prepares admitting and discharge reports.
• Reviews pre-arrival, pre-admission, and admission information to ascertain missing registration components, verify insurance coverage and eligibility.
• Collects and reviews registrations to ensure accurate financial and demographic information has been obtained and properly entered into appropriate information systems.
• Makes bed assignments based on patient preference, condition and diagnosis.
• Receives payments from patients and issues receipts. Works with the patient while investigating overpayments and researching other outstanding accounts for additional resource funding.
• Reconciles daily cash and verifies account balances.
• Compiles and distributes information regarding patients' personal, insurance and financial status. Provides appropriate forms to billing and other departments.
• Reviews and prepares admitting and death or birth records to ensure compliance with medical-legal requirements.
• Verifies insurance benefits assigned to the organization to determine if insurance coverage meets appropriate standards. Corresponds with patients to acquire required authorizations and assignments of benefits.
• Maintains the insurance master file and updates as necessary.
• Works with appropriate sources to coordinate precertification requirements with PROs, HMOs and other contractual third parties.
• Assist patients with self-registration and arrival tasks on Welcome Kiosks or on patients’ personal devices.
• Receives payments from patients via the kiosk, manually when applicable, and issues receipts when requested.
• Works with the patient while investigating overpayments, researching or collecting outstanding account balances, payment plan options, and information on resource funding.

Common Expectations

• Types and/or compiles correspondence and reports, photocopies information, files information, answers the telephone, takes messages and directs calls.
• Prepares and maintains records of patient charges.
• Maintains department records, reports, files and census statistics as required.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers: Proactively approach and greet all guests with a warm and personal greeting.
• Fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

• High School Diploma or GED High School or G.E.D Required

Work Experience

• Less than 1 year 3 - 6 months Required

Courses and Training

• 6-8 week in-house registration procedures and medical terminology courses Upon Hire Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits Offered:

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Education assistance

Financial education and support, including DailyPay

Expanded Paid Parental Leave

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