Patient Access Lead

Mercy; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Patient Access Lead to provide expert guidance in a supportive healthcare environment. This role emphasizes compassionate care and exceptional service, making it a perfect fit for individuals who thrive in collaborative settings. With a focus on training and mentoring, you will play a vital role in enhancing patient access procedures and implementing workflow improvements. Join a team that values your unique gifts and offers comprehensive benefits from day one, including health coverage and tuition reimbursement, while making a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

Health Coverage

Vision and Dental Coverage

PTO

Tuition Reimbursement

Employer-Matched Retirement Funds

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience with medical terminology and insurance plans.
• Ability to work in stressful situations and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance to caregivers and monitor assigned areas.
• Train and mentor team members while implementing workflow improvements.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

We're a Little Different

Our mission is clear. We bring to life a healing ministry through our compassionate care and exceptional service.

At Mercy, we believe in careers that match the unique gifts of unique individuals - careers that not only make the most of your skills and talents, but also your heart. Join us and discover why Modern Healthcare Magazine named us in its "Top 100 Places to Work."

Overview:

The Patient Access Lead serves as a resource to the Supervisor/Manager by providing expert guidance to caregivers, monitoring assigned area, training and mentoring team members and identifying and implementing workflow improvements. The Patient Access Lead has the knowledge and skills to perform all duties required by their assigned area.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Qualifications:
• Education: High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Participate in Preceptor training/experience post-hire.
• Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:
  • - Interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills required.
  • - Must possess ability to work in stressful situations, meet deadlines and perform daily responsibilities with consistent accuracy.
  • - Ability to use logic, good judgment and be able to rapidly identify and initiate corrective actions when problems arise.- Models collaborative behavior and communicates positively and professionally
  • - Must be able to communicate effectively providing good written and oral direction to caregivers.
  • - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, physicians, clinical and non-clinical hospital staff and insurance companies.
  • - Demonstrates proficiency in Patient Access procedures.- Ability to embrace change by adapting to job duty variances and following leadership direction.
  • - Takes responsibility for actions and strives for excellence.- Engages in continuing education and seeks new knowledge and skills.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience: 3 years' experience with medical terminology, insurance plans, verification of benefits, authorization and pre-determination.
• Physical Requirements:
  • - Position requires the ability to push, pull, and/or lift 50 lbs. on a regular basis.
  • - Position requires prolonged standing and walking during each shift.
  • - Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties.

We Offer Great Benefits:

Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!

We're bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.

At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We're expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.

What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?

Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We're also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care - that's just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.

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