Patient Access & Admissions Specialist

MultiCare Health System; Bonney Lake (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 79,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Tuition assistance

Employee support programs

Job summary

MultiCare Health System in Washington is seeking a Patient Access Technician (PAT) to welcome patients at one of our Off-Campus Emergency Departments. You will work closely with both financial and clinical teams to help create the optimal patient experience.

Daily duties include admissions/registrations, assigning beds, pre-admitting scheduled patients, collecting demographic and insurance information, and performing eligibility verification with referrals to Financial Counselors as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduate of health vocational program such as patient access, medical assistance, medical billing and insurance or medical general, required.
• One year of admitting, billing, registration or customer service experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Responsibilities

• Welcome patients at Off-Campus Emergency Departments and perform admissions/registrations per policy and regulatory requirements.
• Obtain inpatient bed assignments and process inpatient admissions, including arm banding and forms.
• Pre-admit all scheduled inpatients, outpatients and ambulatory patients to facilitate smooth admissions/registrations.
• Obtain direct admit information and enter reservations in the computer system to notify other areas.
• Conduct bedside or phone interviews to collect demographic, insurance and third‑party information.
• Perform eligibility verification and refer to Financial Counselor when needed.

Skills

Patient admissions

Registration

Insurance verification

Customer service

Education

Health vocational program

Job description

MultiCare Health System in Washington is seeking a Patient Access Technician (PAT) to welcome patients at one of our Off-Campus Emergency Departments. You will work closely with both financial and clinical teams to help create the optimal patient experience.

Daily duties include admissions/registrations, assigning beds, pre-admitting scheduled patients, collecting demographic and insurance information, and performing eligibility verification with referrals to Financial Counselors as needed.