Patient Access Associate 2

Inova Health; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement match

Tuition assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Job summary

Inova Health is seeking a Patient Access Associate 2 to join the Center for Personalized Health in Fairfax. This full-time role Monday-Friday, 6:00am-2:30pm focuses on admitting and scheduling patients, verifying insurance and providing financial counseling to patients and families.

You will work across departments to ensure smooth patient flow, accurate data entry, and excellent service in alignment with Inova's Service Excellence standards, contributing to a positive patient experience.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: 1 year of healthcare patient access experience, or 1-year experience in healthcare revenue cycle, or bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Admit and schedule patients.
• Verify insurance coverage and other payment methods.
• Communicate scheduling changes to patients, staff, physicians and patient representatives.
• Identify payroll authorization and referral requirements to patients.
• Explain insurance benefits and patient liability clearly.
• Report safety hazards and take action to protect guests.
• Maintain high accuracy while improving workflows and reducing errors.
• Escalate problems for resolution when needed.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Healthcare revenue cycle

Job description

Inova's Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Patient Access Associate 2 to join the team. This is full-time, Monday-Friday, office hours 6:00am-2:30pm. As a Patient Access Associate 2, you will adhere to Inova Health System's "Service Excellence" standards while admitting/scheduling patients, conducting insurance verifications and providing financial counseling. This position supports multiple departments.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Patient Access Associates 2 Job Responsibilities

• Expresses sincere concern and empathy when dealing with customer complaints.
• Accesses appropriate systems/services to confirm insurance coverage or other means of payment.
• Communicates scheduling changes to patients, staff, physicians and patient representatives in a timely and professional manner.
• Identifies and communicates payroll authorization and referral requirements to patients.
• Explains insurance benefits and patient liability by using appropriate communication methods/styles.
• Reports safety hazards/violations and takes appropriate action to protect the environment and guests until help arrives – if necessary.
• Delivers an acceptable volume of work with high levels of accuracy while improving inefficiencies and minimizing repetitive errors by revising current workflow procedures.
• Recognizes when a problem needs to be elevated for resolution and involves others in the problem-solving process when additional input is needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or GED

Experience: 1 year of healthcare patient access experience, or 1-year experience in healthcare revenue cycle, or bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of customer service experience
• 1 year healthcare experience

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in‑class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.