Patient Access Coordinator: Efficient Registration & Care

General-Health-System-Staffing-Services; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

General-Health-System-Staffing-Services in Baton Rouge, LA seeks an entry-level Patient Access Specialist to support the revenue cycle through accurate patient identification, pre-registration and registration, and insurance verification. You will be part of a team that ensures EMTALA compliance and timely access for patients.

Applicants should have customer service experience and basic computer skills; a High School Diploma or GED is required, with higher education preferred.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience required.
• Intermediate computer skills with Windows, Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Experience in Insurance or Patient Registration in healthcare environment required.
• High School Diploma or GED; higher education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates patient safety with accurate and timely patient identification.
• Timely, accurately and consistently completes the patient access process including pre-registration, registration or collections.
• Registers patients to the correct location and bed according to information from the physician’s order.
• Computes, requests, collects and receipts monies.
• Performs activation of account according to standard procedures and disseminates chart appropriately.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Data entry

Basic computer skills

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Telephone communication

Medical terminology

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Higher education preferred

Tools

Windows OS

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

General-Health-System-Staffing-Services in Baton Rouge, LA seeks an entry-level Patient Access Specialist to support the revenue cycle through accurate patient identification, pre-registration and registration, and insurance verification. You will be part of a team that ensures EMTALA compliance and timely access for patients.

Applicants should have customer service experience and basic computer skills; a High School Diploma or GED is required, with higher education preferred.