Front Office Patient Financial Services Representative Colorectal Surgery

Banner Health Corporate; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a PFS Rep to support the Colorectal Surgery-Clinic team. You will answer phones, schedule appointments, register patients, verify insurance, collect co-pays, obtain signatures, and follow established policies to ensure smooth financial operations.

This full-time, day-shift role requires about one year of payment handling experience and strong communication to coordinate patient flow and maximize reimbursement opportunities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required with related financial services experience.
• One year of payment handling experience with insurance coverage.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Answer phones and schedule patient appointments.
• Register patients and collect/verify insurance information.
• Collect co-pays, obtain signatures, and follow established processes.
• Provide financial guidance to patients to maximize reimbursement.
• Post payments and balance cash drawer daily.

Skills

Customer service

Phone handling

Data entry

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Primary City/State: Phoenix, Arizona Department Name: Colorectal Surgery-Clinic Work Shift: Day Job Category: Revenue Cycle The academic medicine difference. At the center of Banner – University Medicine is patient care, research, and teaching. Join a nationally recognized health care leader and experience the future of medicine today. Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix is a medical group practice located in Phoenix, AZ that specializes in Colorectal Surgery. As a PFS Rep supporting this team, you will coordinate a smooth patient flow process by answering phones, scheduling patient appointments, providing registration of patient and insurance information, collecting co-pays, obtaining required signatures and following established processes, procedures and standards. Seeking one year payment handling experience with insurance coverage. This is a full time (40 hours/week), day shift position: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM. Clinic is closed on weekends and holidays. Great team collaboration, great place to learn and get experience, plus team celebrations as well as individual celebration University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi-specialty and sub-specialty clinics and has operations in multiple locations spanning across the Phoenix metropolitan city.

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

• 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.
• Verifies insurance eligibility benefits for services rendered with the payors and documents appropriately. Assists in obtaining or validating pre-certification, referrals, and authorizations.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Assists in responding to requests for patient medical records according to company policies and procedures, and state and federal laws.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

EEO STATEMENT

EEO/Disabled/Veterans Banner Health supports a drug-free work environment.

PRIVACY POLICY

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