Admissions Specialist-Outpatient-Full-Time Day's

Texas Health Resources; Texas; On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Texas Health Resources is seeking an Admissions Specialist for Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth location. The role focuses on patient access, financial/ demographic data gathering, benefits verification, and ensuring clean documentation for billing and admissions.

The position emphasizes excellent patient service, intra-team collaboration, and adherence to healthcare regulations. Strong communication and computer skills are essential; typing speed of 35 WPM preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1 year of customer service experience required.
• CHAA - Certified Healthcare Access Associate (preferred on hire).
• Good written, oral, and telephone communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Accurately gathers complete financial and demographic information to ensure medical records/billing processes flow efficiently.
• Obtains and/or updates verification of benefits and/or pre-certification for applicable tests and/or procedures.
• Prepares, presents, and explains applicable legal, ethical, and compliance documents; ensures proper consents are signed.
• Maintains documentation of consents and related records.
• Maximizes reimbursement by identifying insurance carrier and benefits; notifies insurers of admission to prevent denials.
• Assists patients in understanding financial obligations; collects co-pays, self-pay deposits, and patient balances to reduce AR.

Job description

Admissions Specialist

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location

Texas Health Southwest 6100 Harris Parkway TX 76132

Work hours

Monday - Friday 7:00am-3:30pm

Department Highlights

• The Patient Access Representative interacts in a professional, respectful manner with internal and external customers, and provides excellent customer service to patients and visitors.
• Team-oriented work environment with expanded resources from other Patient Access areas.
• Cross-training opportunities within different areas of Patient Access

Here's What You Need

• Education
• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent required
• 1 Year Customer Service experience required
• CHAA - Certified Healthcare Access Associate Upon Hire preferred
• Requires good written, oral, and telephone communication skills.
• Requires knowledge of general office equipment, PC's and associated software packages.
• Ability to type 35 WPM corrected for errors preferred.
• General knowledge of medical terminology preferred.

What You Will Do

• Accurately gathers complete financial and demographic information to ensure medical records/billing process flows efficiently.
• Obtains and/or updates verification of benefits and/or pre-certification for applicable tests and/or procedures
• Prepares, presents, and thoroughly explains applicable legal, ethical, and compliance documents; ensures proper consents are signed by the appropriate parties. Maintains documentation of the same
• Maximizes reimbursement for services rendered by appropriately identifying insurance carrier, benefits, etc. Prevents denials by ensuring timely notification of admission to insurance carriers
• Assists patients in understanding financial obligations; collects co-payments, self-pay deposits, and patient balances to reduce Accounts Receivable.
• Stays abreast of and complies with applicable regulations, entity and/or system policies and procedures. Maintains customer service and/or productivity guidelines set forth by applicable leadership.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Admissions Specialist

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, paid parental leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC)
• A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth

Entity highlights

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth is a 222-bed full-service facility that includes surgical and imaging services, a 24-hour emergency department, orthopedics and sports therapy, adult critical care, and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth, which has been serving Tarrant County residents since 1987, has 1,100 employees, 120 volunteers, and more than 600 physicians on its medical staff. The hospital is a Pathway to Excellence designated hospital by American Nurses Credentialing Center, a designated UnitedHealth Premium Surgical Spine specialty center and has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the AARC.

We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence. If you're ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let's show the world how we're even better together! Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

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