Clinical Access Coordinator-Colon Rectal Surgery-Forbes Hospital
Clinical Access Coordinator-Colon Rectal Surgery-Forbes Hospital
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Job Description
Company :
Allegheny Health NetworkJob Description :
GENERAL OVERVIEW:
This job completes one or more of the following processes (scheduling preregistration financial clearance authorization and referral validation and preserviceability estimations and collections) within Patient Access and creates the first impression of AHNs services to patients and families and other external customers. Articulates information in a manner that patients guarantors and family members understand so they know what to expect and understand their financial responsibilities. Assumes clinical and financial risk of the organization when collecting and documenting information on behalf of the patient.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Gathers prepares and sends billing for consults and testing at nonEpic facilities
- Responds to CRM requests for appointments
- Balances and closes cash drawer in Epic
- Prepares deposit slip and/or deposits money into bank and confirms deposit in Epic deposit tool
- Completes preregistration functions such as validating patient demographic information identifying and verifying medical benefits and insurance information
- Collects copays and prior balances and posts payment transactions. Does not calculate estimates
- Obtains authorizations for office visit testing and procedures
- Checks patient in/out
- Registers patient for billing not captured through Epic and organizes manual billing and sends to billers
- Scans documents into EPIC and prepares chart for office visits
- Proactively schedules and follows up with testing and manages follow up report
- Answers the phone takes messages and forwards calls and calls patient to relay information.
- Works charge review and claim edit workqueues
- Proactively manages wait list
- Schedules procedures with patient and hospital and advocates MY CHART sign up
- Collects sorts distributes and prepares incoming and outgoing mail and provides information about services physicians and facilities
- Communicates with physicians and midlevel providers regarding schedule and patient issues (no shows)
- Orders supplies to maintain inventory
- Support Medical Record request
- Proactively identify and report office issues to supervisor
- Performs other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum
- High school diploma or GED; or one three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- One previous year of related experience preferably within a medical setting financial services
- setting and/or a demanding customer service environment
- Experience operating a PC and using software applications
Preferred
- Medical terminology and obtaining insurance verifications
- Call/Service Center experience
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities employees may have access to covered information cardholder data or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Companys Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore it is every employees responsibility to comply with the companys Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws rules and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
