Patient Access Liaison 2 Part Time

Part-Time: 32 hours per week. Four 8-hour shifts scheduled as 7:00pm-3:30am. Including every other weekend & holidays as needed.

Northwellis the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals more than 1000 outpatient facilities 22000 nurses and over 20000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area including Long Island the Hudson Valley Connecticut and beyond thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York States largest private employer with over 104000 employees including members ofNorthwell Health Physician Partners who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary:

Responsible for all accountabilities of the Patient Access Liaison 1. Provides functional guidance to staff. Performs registration and admitting functions and communicates information on financial obligations to both in-patients and out-patients to ensure a one touch registration/scheduling experience. Provides estimates for services when appropriate. Receives and processes patient financial liability payments.

Responsibilities:

1. Performs all responsibilities of the Patient Access Liaison 1 position. May provide functional guidance to Patient Access Liaison 1 employees 2. Communicates all information pertaining to the patients financial obligations including but not limited to co-payments deductibles in and out of network responsibilities referrals and authorizations. Requires an understanding of payor requirements and state and federal collection laws and regulations. 3. Completes all admitting functions. When applicable duties may include bed management responsibilities utilizing the ED bed management application. 4. Facilitates in gathering accurate patient billing information. Ensures that proper selection of insurance plan type prioritization pre-certification and billing address are assigned in the system utilizing a broad knowledge of insurance as well as regulatory and contractual compliance. 5. Performs collections of outstanding accounts receivable. Accurately estimates the patient liability. (copayments deductibles coinsurances deposits etc. via obtaining accurate demographic and financial information). 6. Receives and processes patient payments. Maintains necessary petty cash to properly service and receive payments. 7. Answers patient inquiries regarding their liability and able to explain the variables involved. 8. Properly receipts and forwards all copies of patient payment receipts posting to the patients account in appropriate system. 9. Performs end of day duties closing and reconciliation duties in appropriate system and reconcile deposit slips. 10. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position. 11. Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information:

Education: Required HS Diploma with minimum of 2 years job related experience. Associate degree with 1 years job-related experience - Preferred. Bachelors Level Degree with a minimum of 1 year job related experience preferred. Other Information: Basic MS Word & MS Excel. Customer service and organizational skill required. Criteria Desired: National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) certification within one year of hire.

Working Conditions:

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
• Credentials:NAHAM

Company: Danbury Hospital
Org Unit: 268
Department: Patient Access
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $18.13 - $34.50 Hourly