Patient Access Coorinator

Avera Health; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO after 1st day

Up to 5% retirement match

Career development and mentorship

Job summary

Avera Health is seeking a Patient Access Coordinator for Avera McKennan Hospital. The role supports the leader by planning, organizing, and implementing activities within Patient Access core operations.

You will ensure workflow turnaround, track daily performance, and serve as a key liaison across the team. The position emphasizes staff orientation, scheduling, accuracy, and timely communication to supervisors, with a focus on delivering efficient patient access services.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform position duties.
• 1–3 years of revenue cycle experience (patient access, medical billing, insurance, collections).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate staff orientation, in-services, competencies and productivity of Admission and Preadmission Representatives.
• Schedule planning to optimize staffing levels and department efficiency.
• Communicate with Supervisors/Managers about patient-facing processes and staffing.
• Monitor performance and identify trends or deficiencies; support improvement initiatives.
• Develop, train and retain staff; lead and coach team members to ensure smooth workflow.

Job description

Location

Avera McKennan Hospital

Worker Type

Regular

Work Shift

Evening and Night Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience. $20.75 - $27.50

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera. Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible to assist the leader to plan, organize, educate and implement activities related to the Patient Access core operations. The Coordinator has primary day-to-day responsibility of assuring workflow turnaround times are met, daily tracking of workflow, communication to the team, staff scheduling coordination, and special projects. The coordinator serves as a key liaison amongst the team.

What you will do

• Effectively coordinate staff orientation, in-services, competencies, production, timeliness, quality, customer service, and efficiencies of Admission and Preadmission Representatives in areas of responsibilities.
• Coordinates scheduling process and maintains appropriate staffing levels to maximize department efficiency.
• Demonstrates good communication, continual education updates, and cooperative working relationship with all departments, co-workers and promotes a positive work environment.
• Provides timely information to the Supervisor/Manager regarding the Patient Facing processes, staffing, customer service (all departments, patients and co-workers).
• Monitors performance of staff, detects unsatisfactory trends/performance and deficiencies.
• Discusses needed performance improvement to staff as needed.
• Reports information to the Supervisor/Manager.
• Provides input and assists in development of operational policies and procedures and assists in disseminating information to staff.
• Developing, training and retaining employees; planning, assigning and leading work; rewarding and coaching employees.
• Ensures day-to-day workflow processes; identify workflow problems and recommend alternative solutions to problems.
• Monitors the quality and efficiency of the Patient Facing processes through auditing and key metrics.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience

1-3 years of revenue cycle (patient access, medical billing, insurance, collections) experience.

Expectations and Standards

Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community. Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship. Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity. Maintain confidentiality. Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment. Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits

You Need & Then Some Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part‑time and full‑time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development guided by hands‑on training and mentorship.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.

Disability Accommodation

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].

Company Culture

At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high‑quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.