Associate Patient Access Service Representative (Queens)

Northwell Health; Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a medical access support professional to assist with pre-registration, registration, insurance verification, scheduling, and billing duties for inpatient and outpatient services.

The role involves obtaining accurate demographic and insurance information, contacting third-party carriers for authorizations, and collecting patient payments at the time of service. Experience requirements are modest, with a high school diploma and 0–1 year of related experience.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist in pre-registration and registration; collect demographic and insurance information and enter into the system.
• Assist in verifying patient insurance coverage with third-party carriers, obtain authorizations, and document approvals/denials; collect payments due at point of service; may perform billing/receivables tasks.

Skills

Registration

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).