Front Desk Patient Financial Services Representative Orthopedics

Banner Health; Phoenix (AZ); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Banner Health in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Front Office Patient Financial Services Representative to help ensure a smooth patient experience. You will handle phone and in-person inquiries, verify insurance, schedule appointments, collect patient receivables, and provide financial guidance following policy.

This role requires strong communication and accuracy in a fast-paced revenue cycle environment. Join a team dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care and supporting a positive patient

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in patient financial services, billing, or insurance collections.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with common office software (MS Office) required.

Responsabilités

• Registers patients, collects signatures, and updates intake forms.
• Verifies insurance benefits and obtains pre-certifications/referrals.
• Calculates patient liability and explains payment options.
• Posts payments and reconciles daily charges; balances cash drawer.
• Schedules visits and confirms next-day appointments.
• Communicates with patients and care teams to manage flow.

Connaissances

Customer service

Interpersonal communication

Multitasking

Formation

High school diploma/GED

Outils

Office software

Description du poste

Great careers are built at Banner Health. We’re looking for the best and brightest to join our team that earned Great Place To Work® Certification™.

Our team of orthopedic, sports medicine and athletic performance experts is equipped with an unparalleled depth of experience, the latest medical imaging systems and surgical capabilities, and performance training tools and technologies. We treat active people of all ages and skill levels with sports injuries, help them maintain sports performance and prevent future injuries.

As a Front Office Patient Financial Services Representative on this team, you will be an integral part of the patient’s Banner experience looking to provide each person with the best customer service and patient care. We work with various sports teams, from the local area, Phoenix Suns, Brewers, Diamond back, and the Phoenix Mercury Team.

Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Revenue Cycle

Location:

BUMG Arcadia Sports Medicine and Orthopedics - 4200 E. Camelback Rd, Suite 104. Phoenix, AZ

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

POSITION SUMMARY

This position coordinates a smooth patient flow process by answering phones, scheduling patient appointments, providing registration of patient and insurance information, obtaining required signatures following established processes, procedures and standards. This position also verifies insurance coverage, validates referrals and authorizations, collects patient liability and provides financial guidance to patients to maximize medical services reimbursement efforts. This also includes accurately posting patients at the point of service and releasing information in accordance with organizational and compliance policies and guidelines.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Performs registration/check-in processes, including but not limited to performing data entry activities, providing patients with appropriate information and intake forms, obtaining necessary signatures and generating population health summary.
2. Verifies insurance eligibility benefits for services rendered with the payors and documents appropriately. Assists in obtaining or validating pre-certification, referrals, and authorizations
3. Calculates and collects patient liability according to verification of insurance benefits and expected reimbursement. Explains and provides financial policies and available resources for alternative payment arrangements to patients and their families.
4. Enters payments/charges for services rendered and performs daily payment/charge reconciliation in a timely and accurate manner. Balances cash drawer at the beginning and end of the day and prepares daily bank deposit with necessary paperwork sent to centralized billing for record purposes.
5. Schedules office visits and procedures within the medical practice(s) and external practices as necessary. Maximizes reimbursement by scheduling patients in accordance with payor plan provisions. Confirms patient appointments for the following day as necessary and ensures patients are properly prepared for visits.
6. Demonstrates proactive interpersonal communications skills while dealing with patient concerns through telephone calls, emails and in-person conversations. Optimizes patient flow by using effective customer service/communication skills by communicating to internal and external customers, care team, management, centralized services and HIMS.
7. Assists in responding to requests for patient medical records according to company policies and procedures, and state and federal laws.
8. Provides a variety of patient services to assist in patient flow including but not limited to escorting patients, taking vitals and patient history, assisting in patient treatment, distributing mail and fax information, ordering supplies, etc.
9. Works independently under regular supervision and follows structured work routines. Works in a fast paced, multi-task environment with high volume and immediacy needs requiring independent decision making and sound judgment to prioritize work and ensure appropriateness and timeliness of each patient’s care. This position requires the ability to retain large amounts of changing payor information/knowledge crucial to attaining reimbursement for the services provided. Primary external customers include patients and their families, physician office staff and third party payors.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

Requires knowledge of patient financial services, financial, collecting services or insurance industry experience processes normally acquired over one or more years of work experience. Requires the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision and to work independently.

Requires strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively interact with a wide range of audiences. Strong knowledge in the use of common office software, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software are required.

Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Work experience with the Company’s systems and processes is preferred. Previous cash collections experience is preferred.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred

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