Associate Patient Access Service Representative (Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster County)

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking an entry-level healthcare access specialist to support inpatient and outpatient services by handling registration, insurance verification, scheduling, and billing duties. You will help patients complete forms, collect accurate demographic data, and enter information into the system.

Responsibilities include verifying insurance coverage with carriers, obtaining authorizations as needed, collecting payments at the point of service, and assisting with billing

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 0–1 years of relevant experience required.
• Assists in registration, insurance verification, scheduling and billing duties to support access to medical services.

Responsibilities

• Assist in pre-registration and registration; obtain demographic/insurance information and signatures.
• Assist in insurance verification, obtain authorizations, collect payments, and may perform billing-related tasks.

Skills

Registration duties

Insurance verification

Scheduling

Billing

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Assists in performing a variety of registration, insurance verification, scheduling and billing duties in support of inpatient and outpatient access to medical services.

Job Responsibility

• Assists in performing pre-registration and registration duties; Obtains necessary demographic and insurance information and enters data into computer system; Obtains appropriate signatures on medical, legal and financial forms;
• Aids in verification of patient insurance coverage and other related data with third party carriers for scheduled appointments/procedures; Aids in obtaining patient’s insurance authorization required for services; Documents authorization approvals and denials in computer systems; Collects money due from patient at time of service; may preform billing, receivable and related functions. Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 0-1 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).