Patient Access Coordinator Float

Baptist Health; Nicholasville (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Retirement with Company Match

Generous Paid Time Off (Including M–F)

Short/Long Term Disability and Life | 

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Patient Access Coordinator in Kentucky to greet patients, verify demographic and insurance details, register patients, and collect payments as needed.

The role includes scheduling, ensuring smooth patient flow, operating the switchboard, and managing medical records with accuracy and customer service excellence.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Computer skills required.
• Must have own reliable, independent transportation
• Clerical experience in the medical office setting preferred.
• Other education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and visitors.
• Verify patients’ demographic and insurance information.
• Register patients and obtain necessary signatures.
• Determine out-of-pocket expense and collect payments or provide financial counseling.
• Schedule appointments and manage patient flow.
• Operate switchboard and manage medical records.

Skills

Customer service

Clerical skills

Data entry accuracy

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

General office software

Job description

Summary

Job Description:

Patient Access describes a multi-disciplinary function that is carried out at the point of service areas of the medical office. Patient Access Coordinators perform front office duties under the general direction of the Clinical/Practice Manager or designee. These duties include, but are not limited to, greeting patients and visitors; verifying patients' demographic and insurance information; registering patients; obtaining necessary signatures; determining patients' out-of-pocket expense, collecting and documenting patient payments and/or financial counseling as appropriate; scheduling appointments; ensuring patient flow; switchboard; and medical records management. Customer service, clerical skills, fiduciary responsibility, and accuracy are extremely important in this role.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Computer skills required.
• Must have own reliable, independent transportation
• Clerical experience in the medical office setting preferred.
• Other education preferred.

Benefits Include:

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Retirement with Company Match
• Generous Paid Time Off (Including Maternity/Paternity Leave)
Short/Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.