Patient Access Concierge (Remote-PT/MT Time zone)-Cerner EMR

Abax Health; United States; Remoto; USD 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, Dental & Vision

HSA Employer Contributions

Paid Holidays

Flexible Time Off Plan

Descrizione del lavoro

Abax Health is seeking a Patient Access Concierge to independently manage patient access activities, including registration, insurance verification, appointment scheduling, and prior authorizations, with minimal oversight. You will serve as a knowledgeable resource for patients and providers, resolve complex insurance and scheduling issues, and help improve workflows while working remotely from a U.S.

based location.

Competenze

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1–4 years of Patient Access or related healthcare experience required.
• Ability to independently verify insurance eligibility and obtain prior authorizations.
• Experience resolving moderately complex access issues with minimal guidance.
• Experience using Cerner EMR is required.
• Working knowledge of commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid plans.
• Excellent customer service, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and web-based healthcare applications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while working remotely.

Mansioni

• Accurately collect, verify, and maintain patient demographics, insurance, and clinical information.
• Verify eligibility, benefits, referrals, and prior authorizations across payer types.
• Schedule, reschedule, and coordinate appointments following guidelines.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely documentation in all systems.
• Ensure HIPAA compliance and client requirements.
• Meet productivity, quality, attendance, and service metrics; assist with onboarding of new team members.

Conoscenze

Customer service

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Independent work

Remote work

Formazione

High School Diploma or GED

Strumenti

Cerner EMR

Microsoft Office

Web-based healthcare applications

Descrizione del lavoro

Location: United States | Remote

Job Title: Patient Access Concierge

Summary

The Patient Access Concierge independently manages a broader range of patient access activities, including patient registration, insurance verification, appointment scheduling, and prior authorizations, with minimal oversight.

You will serve as a knowledgeable resource for patients, providers, clients, and newer team members, resolving more advanced insurance and scheduling issues and helping spot opportunities to improve workflows. This role suits someone who has mastered the fundamentals and is ready to work with greater independence, take on more complex cases, and begin informally mentoring others.

Responsibilities

Patient Registration

• Accurately collect, verify, andmaintainpatient demographic, insurance, and clinical information.
• Review patient accounts for completeness and resolve registration discrepancies prior to scheduled services.
• Ensureall required documentation is complete and accurately recorded.

Insurance Verification and Prior Authorizations

• Verify insurance eligibility, benefits, referrals, and authorization requirements across a variety of payer types.
• Obtain, monitor, and document prior authorizations and referrals while ensuring payer requirements are met.
• Investigate and resolve complex insurance eligibility, authorization, and coverage issues independently.
• Communicate authorization requirements,financial responsibility, andcoverageconcerns to patients, providers, and internal stakeholders.

Scheduling and Customer Service

• Schedule, reschedule, and coordinate appointments while following client and provider scheduling guidelines.
• Serve as a point of contact for escalated patient, provider, and client inquiries.
• Deliver exceptional customer service while resolving complex scheduling and patient access issues.
• Build collaborative relationships with provider offices, insurance carriers, and internal departments to supporttimelypatient care.

Documentation and Compliance

• Maintain complete,accurate, andtimelydocumentation within all assigned systems.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, client requirements, payer guidelines, and organizational policies.
• Identifydocumentation or workflow issues and takeappropriate correctiveaction.

Operational Excellence

• Meet and exceed established productivity, quality, attendance, and service expectations, along with all other relevant team metrics.
• Assistwith onboarding and training of new team members by sharing knowledge and best practices.
• Identifyworkflow inefficiencies and recommend process improvements that enhance operational performance.
• Adapt to changing payer requirements, client expectations, and operational priorities.
• Participate in departmental meetings, quality initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• High School Diploma or GEDrequired.
• One to four years of Patient Access, Medical Scheduling, Registration, or related healthcare experiencerequired.
• Demonstrated ability to independently verify insurance eligibility, obtain prior authorizations, and manage appointment scheduling.
• Experience resolving moderately complex insurance, authorization, or patient access issues with minimal guidance.
• Experience using electronic medical record (EMR) system Cerner is required.
• Working knowledge of commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care plans.
• Excellent customer service, communication, organizational, andproblem solvingskills.
• Proficiencywith Microsoft Office andweb basedhealthcare applications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities whilemaintaininga high levelof accuracy and professionalism.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment with limitedday to dayoversight.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Fully remote, U.S. based position.
• Requires reliablehigh speedinternet and a private, quiet, and focused workspace that protects patient confidentiality.
• Prolonged sitting while working at a computer and using a telephone or headset.
• Clear, professional communication with patients, providers, and colleagues in every interaction.
• High volume of calls and inquiries, including phone-based communication for up to 8 hours per day.
• Frequent typing and data entry across multiple software applications.
• Continuous communication with patients, providers, insurance carriers, clients, and internal team members.
• Occasional overtime may berequiredbased on business needs.

Other Duties

This job description is intended to describe the general nature of the work performed and is not intended tobean exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Duties may bemodifiedor assigned as business needschange.

Benefits

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Benefits Offered:

Employer sponsored Medical, Dental & Vision

HSA Employer Contributions, Employer Paid Life, Short-term and Long-term Disability, and AD&D Insurance Plans

Flexible Time Off Plan & Paid Holidays

Employee Referral Bonus