Patient Access Associate - Healthplex

Inova Health; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement match 5%

Education assistance: up to $5,250/yr

Student loan assistance: up to $10,000

Mental health support: 25 sessions per

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Inova Franconia-Springfield Healthplex is hiring a Patient Access Associate for full-time, four 10-hour shifts per week (12:00pm-10:30pm) on Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday.

The role includes admitting/scheduling patients, insurance verifications, and providing financial counseling while upholding Inova Health System's Service Excellence standards. Inova Health offers strong benefits and growth opportunities in a leading national healthcare system.

Qualifications

• Minimum QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma or GED.
• Preferred QUALIFICATIONS: 1 year customer service experience or 1 year in healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Register patients, verify identity and insurance, collect basic information and demographics.
• Operate EMR and eligibility tools; scan documents and answer phones.
• Notify case managers and document referrals.
• Provide financial counseling, estimates and collect payments.
• Verify eligibility and coverage; respond to routine inquiries and escalation as needed.
• Assist with check-in at patient kiosks and scheduling of routine appointments.
• Coordinate transport and HIM coordination; flag duplicate records and assist with utilization review.

Skills

Customer service

Healthcare

Communication

EMR

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

EMR system

Eligibility tools

Job description

Inova Franconia-Springfield Healthplex is looking for a dedicated Patient Access Associate to join the team. This role will be full-time, four 10-hour shifts per week: 12:00pm-10:30pm, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday. As a Patient Access Associate, you will adhere to Inova Health System's "Service Excellence" standards while admitting/scheduling patients, conducting insurance verifications and providing financial counseling.

Inova is consistently ranked 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.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off and paid parental leave.

Patient Access Associate Job Responsibilities:

• Patient Intake, Registration and Documentation: Registers patients, verifies identity and insurance, collects basic information, enters demographics, and scans forms.
• Administrative & Technology Operations: Scans documents, answers phones, and uses electronic medical record (EMR) and eligibility tools.
• Case Management Tasks: Notifies case managers and documents referrals.
• Financial Counseling: Provides estimates and collects payments.
• Insurance & Contract Coordination: Verifies basic eligibility and coverage.
• Inquiries & Patient Concerns: Answers routine questions and escalates issues.
• Kiosk: Assists with check-in and troubleshoots basic issues at patient kiosks.
• Patient Communication & Advocacy: Provides appointment and billing information and offers empathy.
• Referrals: Documents and routes referrals.
• Scheduling: Schedules routine appointments.
• Transport: Requests routine transport and confirms details.
• Health Information Management (HIM) Coordination: Flags duplicate records and scans identification.
• Utilization Review Coordination: Flags cases needing review.
• Compliance: Ensures compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, and other applicable federal and state regulations.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year customer service experience or 1 year' experience in a healthcare setting.