Patient Access Assistant I - Lewisburg

Full time (80 hours biweekly)
Monday - Friday Dayshift
Weekend rotation

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
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support including DailyPay
• Wellness and Wellbeing programs
• Caregiversupport via Wellthy
• Childcare referral service via Wellthy