Patient Access Representative

At Longmont United Hospital we treat the entire patient to leverage the powerful connection of body mind and spirit in the healing process. Here your time at work will be spent with a supportive team of employees and leaders that value self-care flexibility and development opportunities through cross-training and continuing education.

Longmont Colorado is home to more than 2000 acres of parks three public golf courses and numerous trails to hike bike walk or run. Located less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountain National Park (ranked the fourth most visited national park in the country in 2017 by the Denver Business Journal) youll have easy access to the very best Colorado has to offer.

As the champion of first impressions our valued Patient Access professionals are key contributors to the overall patient experience. You will maximize your talent for organization operations customer service and have plenty of opportunity to lead and guide change.

Youll be seen as a valued resource as you collaborate with administration management physicians and other staff members to support our patients visitors and other this Patient Access Representative role you will:

• Create a positive impression for each patient family member visitor or staff while performing the tasks of pre-admitting admitting and/or registering routing or escorting patients family or visitors.
• Interview patients or relatives to obtain demographic and financial information required to complete the registration/admission and record the information in the electronic record system.
• Verify insurance benefits; explain financial requirements to the patient or patient representative and collect the outstanding patient portion prior to or at the point of service.
• Serve as a mentor to new associates and assist in new employee orientation.

In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day qualified candidates will need the following:

• Office experience in a healthcare environment medical terminology ability to multitask and prioritizingskills preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Outlook Excel Word Power Point Windows XP Windows 7 utilization of website searchengines.
• High School diploma required

Physical Requirements -Sedentary work -(prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10lbs force occasionally)