PATIENT ACCESS CLERK - FULL TIME

Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital; Missouri; Sur place; USD 19 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

Wellness Program

Retirement Planning

Résumé du poste

Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital in Ste. Genevieve, MO, is seeking a Patient Access Clerk for a full-time role. The position involves greeting patients, collecting demographics and insurance details, and guiding patients to the appropriate department.

The ideal candidate has a high school level education, basic office skills, and 3 months to 1 year of experience. SGCMH emphasizes patient-centered service and confidentiality in a community-focused setting.

Qualifications

• High school student or equivalent.
• Basic office skills including keyboarding and filing.
• 3 months to 1 year of related experience.

Responsabilités

• Welcome patients and visitors to the department by greeting patient and visitors in person and on the telephone, answers inquiries or refers questions to other staff members when needed.
• Conduct patient interviews in a confidential manner. Verify demographic and financial/insurance information with patient or patient’s representative, updating when necessary.
• Verify insurance information, benefits, and eligibility for patients receiving care with our hospital. Coordinate with utilization review when necessary.
• Ensure authorization numbers are obtained for scheduled out-patient services; such as MRIs, CTs, Nuc Med, Stress-Tests, etc.
• Escort in-patient to his or her room. Directs out-patients to the correct department(s), escorting them when necessary.
• Work with surgical scheduling to pre-register patients for ODS procedures.
• Reconcile information systems data by editing registrations performed by support ancillary service registrars.
• Create new providers in the Clinical Dictionary when presented with an order from a provider that has never used our facility for out-patient services; complete with Provider Type, Name, Address, Phone and Fax Numbers, and NPI Number.
• Perform semi-annual OIG Reviews on all Providers to check for infractions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Formation

High school student or equivalent

Basic office skills (keyboarding and filing)

3 months to 1 year of experience

Description du poste

Patient Access Clerk - Patient Access - Full Time

Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital, stand-alone, not-for-profit hospital located in Ste. Genevieve, MO, that focuses on personalized care. Our 25-inpatient bed facility is a Medicare 4-star rated and is ranked in the top 1% nationally for Patient Safety, Quality, and Efficiency. We are proud to extend the mission of SGCMH by putting people first with excellent, personalized, and compassionate healthcare. Our deep community roots date back as the oldest town west of the Mississippi river and is the first French settlement Missouri with the hospital employing approximately 490 employees and 100 multi-specialty providers on staff. We have all the best qualities of working in a large hospital without all the hassle of driving to the city and working in a corporate environment.

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: It encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, we’ve launched a Wellness Program to address your holistic health. Our Wellness Program includes financial incentives, counseling, sick, and paid time off. We also offer retirement planning.

What To Expect As a Patient Access Clerk

• Welcome patients and visitors to the department by greeting patient and visitors in person and on the telephone, answers inquiries or refers questions to other staff members when needed.


• Conduct patient interviews in a confidential manner. Verify demographic and financial/insurance information with patient or patient’s representative, updating when necessary.


• Verify insurance information, benefits, and eligibility for patients receiving care with our hospital. Coordinate with utilization review when necessary.


• Ensure authorization numbers are obtained for scheduled out-patient services; such as MRIs, CTs, Nuc Med, Stress-Tests, etc.


• Escort in-patient to his or her room. Directs out-patients to the correct department(s), escorting them when necessary.


• Work with surgical scheduling to pre-register patients for ODS procedures.


• Reconcile information systems data by editing registrations performed by support ancillary service registrars.


• Create new providers in the Clinical Dictionary when presented with an order from a provider that has never used our facility for out-patient services; complete with Provider Type, Name, Address, Phone and Fax Numbers, and NPI Number.


• Perform semi-annual OIG Reviews on all Providers to check for infractions.


• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• High school student or equivalent.


• Basic office skills such as keyboarding and filing.


• 3 months to 1 year of experience.

Your Next Move

Now that you know more about being a Patient Access Clerk on our team, we hope you’ll join us. At SGCMH you’ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.

SGCMH is an equal opportunity employer. All recruiting, training, and employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and without regard to race, color, ancestry, national original gender, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, handicap, military or veteran status or any other legally protected status.