Patient Access & Billing Specialist

Wellstar Health System; Acworth (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System in Acworth, GA is seeking a friendly patient access associate to ensure a smooth first point of contact for patients and visitors. You will interview patients, collect demographic, financial and insurance information, and verify benefits to support accurate billing and scheduling.

Responsibilities include pre-admission coordination, obtaining consents, posting transactions, and guiding patients to the appropriate departments within the WHS network, helping ensure timely

Qualifications

• Interview patients to obtain complete demographic, financial and insurance information.
• Verify insurance benefits and coverage for inpatients and outpatients.
• Obtain consents and attestations as required.

Responsibilities

• Receive requests for reservations (patient scheduling) from physicians offices and make pre-admission arrangements.
• Interview each patient to obtain complete demographic, financial and insurance information.
• Enter all patient information into the registration system.
• Obtain all necessary signatures and be knowledgeable regarding required forms.

Skills

Patient interviews

Data entry

Insurance verification

Customer service

Scheduling

Tools

Registration system

Job description

Wellstar Health System in Acworth, GA is seeking a friendly patient access associate to ensure a smooth first point of contact for patients and visitors. You will interview patients, collect demographic, financial and insurance information, and verify benefits to support accurate billing and scheduling.

Responsibilities include pre-admission coordination, obtaining consents, posting transactions, and guiding patients to the appropriate departments within the WHS network, helping ensure timely