Patient Access Representative

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health a non-profit Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175000 team members and 25000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians advanced practice clinicians nurses and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2200 care centers serving 24 states.

• Perform patient registration functions across assigned access points ensuring accurate demographic information insurance eligibility and benefits verification and complete confidential documentation within the electronic health record.
• Accurately scan index and manage patient documentation to support registration billing and clinical workflows in accordance with organizational standards.
• Communicate patient financial responsibility using established education tools and scripts including estimates and patient liabilities and collect payments at the time of service as appropriate.
• Schedule confirm and revise patient appointments to support timely access to care and adherence to provider and clinic workflows.
• Identify and resolve routine registration insurance and encounter discrepancies; follow established workflows to escalate complex or non-standard issues.
• Provide patient-facing support via telephone and other approved communication channels including answering inquiries routing calls and documenting interactions per standard procedures.

• High School Graduate upon hire or
• High School GED upon hire and
• 1 year relevant experience in healthcare patient access setting is preferred along with knowledge of the following: patient registration procedures and documentation knowledge of health insurance payers and real-time insurance eligibility verifications.
• None upon hire