Patient Access Coordinator - 1st shift

Baptist-Health-System-Ky-&-i; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Lexington, KY is seeking a Patient Access Coordinator to support patient admissions, registration, and insurance verification. This role focuses on accurate data capture, HIPAA compliance, and delivering exemplary customer service.

You will handle pre-registration, registration, insurance eligibility checks, and POS estimates, with potential duties in financial counseling, while maintaining confidentiality and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Must type 40-45 wpm.
• Registration experience preferred.
• Extensive insurance experience/training is vital.

Responsibilities

• Handle admissions process for inpatients and outpatients.
• Verify insurance eligibility and pre-registration/registration.
• Provide accurate data collection while maintaining confidentiality (HIPAA).
• Prepare Point of Service estimates and assist with collections.
• May perform Financial Counseling duties as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

HIPAA compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

SummaryJob Description:Baptist Health is looking for a Patient Access Coordinator to join their team in Lexington, KY.This is the job you've been waiting for! Join a company that invests in you and values your experience working to help others. We offer a collaborative workplace, within a team that supports and respects each other.Patient Access Coordinators are imperative to the overall success of the entire revenue cycle. Most of the information submitted on a claim derives from an Access team member. They are primarily responsible for completing a thorough admissions process of all inpatients and outpatients. Exemplary customer service skills are crucial in this role, as the Patient Access Coordinator must ensure that accurate information is collected, that they are always sensitive to the confidentiality of this information, and that patients are aware of their rights as determined by HIPAA regulations and company policy. Extensive Insurance experience/training is vital to success within this role. Employee will maintain compliance with state and federal regulatory body requirements regarding access services. Pre-registration, registration, verifying Insurance Eligibility, Compliance, Point of Service estimates and collections are part of their responsibility. Patient Access Coordinators may also be assigned Financial Counseling duties.RequirementsHigh school diploma or equivalentMust type 40-45 wpmRegistration Experience PreferredIf you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.