Patient Access Assistant - Outpatient

WellSpan Health; York (York County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible spending and health savings

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Short-term disability

Education assistance

Financial education and DailyPay

Job summary

WellSpan Health in York, PA is seeking a Patient Access/Registration professional to support inpatient admissions, registration, and kiosk-based arrival tasks. You will greet patients, verify insurance, collect payments, and help prepare admission and discharge documents.

The role emphasizes strong communication, accuracy, and a friendly, patient-focused approach within a full-time, daytime/evening shift schedule. Training is provided for registration procedures and medical terminology.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Less than 1 year of experience (3–6 months) required.
• 6–8 week in-house registration procedures and medical terminology courses required upon hire.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient interview to collect registration and financial information.
• Explain financial requirements and collect deposits/deductibles as required.
• Prepare admission and other forms, facilitate room transfers, and prepare reports.
• Verify insurance coverage and credentialing information for patients.
• Assist patients with self-registration and kiosk-based arrivals.
• Provide courteous service and maintain accurate records and receipts.

Skills

Excellent communication and Interp.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

• Locations 35-37 Monument Rd, York, PA, 17403, US
• Assignment Category Not Applicable
• FTE 1

Job Description

General Summary

Works under direct supervision. Represents the System in a professional manner, using good customer service practices in the performance of the following duties: Inpatient admissions, Registration, Patient Arrival, and Kiosk support. Performs a variety of functions including, but not limited to; pre-service outreach to patients, greeting all customers with a warm and personal greeting, promotion and support of self-service tools, interviewing, preparing admitting and other related forms, assigning rooms for inpatients (as appropriate), monitor waiting areas, and preparing information and charges for billing purposes. Also performs a variety of functions related to cashiering and insurance verification.

Shift

Full Time, Days/Evenings, Monday - Friday, rotating weekends. Shift to be determined

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Conducts patient interview to collect accurate financial, biographic and demographic information for admission or registration.
• Explains financial requirements to the patient or responsible party and collects deposits or deductibles as required. Explains insurance coverages and requirements for precertification/preauthorization, as applicable.
• Prepares pre-admission and admitting forms, facilitates room transfers, prepares admitting and discharge reports.
• Reviews pre-arrival, pre-admission, and admission information to ascertain missing registration components, verify insurance coverage and eligibility.
• Collects and reviews registrations to ensure accurate financial and demographic information has been obtained and properly entered into appropriate information systems.
• Makes bed assignments based on patient preference, condition and diagnosis.
• Receives payments from patients and issues receipts. Works with the patient while investigating overpayments and researching other outstanding accounts for additional resource funding.
• Reconciles daily cash and verifies account balances.
• Compiles and distributes information regarding patients' personal, insurance and financial status. Provides appropriate forms to billing and other departments.
• Reviews and prepares admitting and death or birth records to ensure compliance with medical-legal requirements.
• Verifies insurance benefits assigned to the organization to determine if insurance coverage meets appropriate standards. Corresponds with patients to acquire required authorizations and assignments of benefits.
• Maintains the insurance master file and updates as necessary.
• Works with appropriate sources to coordinate precertification requirements with PROs, HMOs and other contractual third parties.
• Assist patients with self-registration and arrival tasks on Welcome Kiosks or on patients’ personal devices.
• Receives payments from patients via the kiosk, manually when applicable, and issues receipts when requested.
• Works with the patient while investigating overpayments, researching or collecting outstanding account balances, payment plan options, and information on resource funding.

Common Expectations:

• Types and/or compiles correspondence and reports, photocopies information, files information, answers the telephone, takes messages and directs calls.
• Prepares and maintains records of patient charges.
• Maintains department records, reports, files and census statistics as required.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers: Proactively approach and greet all guests with a warm and personal greeting.
• Fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma or GED High School or G.E.D Required

Work Experience:

• Less than 1 year 3 - 6 months Required

Courses and Training:

• 6-8 week in-house registration procedures and medical terminology courses Upon Hire Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits Offered:

• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay