Patient Access Manager

Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc.; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days PTO

10 paid holidays

Health benefits

Retirement plan (up to 4% employer)

Education assistance

Quarterly incentives

Job summary

Evara Health in Saint Petersburg, FL is seeking a Patient Access Manager to oversee patient registration, financial counseling, and access operations across multiple locations. The role ensures a smooth, timely registration process and a positive patient experience while aligning with organizational goals.

You will lead and train staff, monitor performance, and implement process improvements to improve throughput, collections, and service quality.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; college degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years healthcare management experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily Patient Access operations including pre-registration, benefit verification, registration, scheduling, and point-of-service collections.
• Supervise, coach, train and evaluate Patient Access staff; participate in recruitment and performance management.
• Model patient care standards and ensure high-quality service that supports patient satisfaction and efficient flow.
• Direct efforts to improve revenue cycle processes, reduction of denials, and accurate registration and pre-billing to support clean claims.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

College degree preferred

Job description

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Patient Access Manager

Full Time Admin - Sup/Mngr St. Petersburg, FL, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 3319

Join Evara Health—Driven by Purpose, Powered by People.

At Evara Health, we believe healthcare is about more than treating patients—it’s about transforming lives and strengthening the communities we serve. As a nonprofit community health center with 17 locations and mobile health units across Pinellas County, we provide high-quality, accessible care while creating meaningful opportunities for our employees to make a difference each day. Recognized as a USA TODAY Top Workplace, Evara Health is proud to foster a mission-driven culture where people are valued, collaboration matters, and employees can grow while doing work that has a real impact.

If you’re looking for more than just a job—and want to be part of a team committed to improving lives and serving our community,we invite you to explore a career with Evara Health.

Build a career that goes beyond a job—it changes lives.

About This Role:

The Patient Access Manager (PAM) oversees patient registration, financial counseling, and patient access operations across Evara Health locations. This role ensures a smooth, timely, and accurate registration process while supporting a positive patient experience and alignment with organizational goals. The PAM provides staff guidance and training, monitors quality and performance, and analyzes operations to improve workflows, efficiency, and patient throughput.

What You’ll Do:

• Patient Access Operations & Oversight
  • Oversee daily Patient Access operations, including pre-registration, benefit verification, registration, scheduling, and point-of-service collections.
  • Monitor registrations, work queues, staff productivity, scheduling accuracy, and service levels to ensure timely, accurate, and efficient operations.
• Ensure appropriate staffing and coverage while supervising, coaching, training, and evaluating Patient Access staff.
• Participate in recruitment, scheduling, performance management, and disciplinary activities while ensuring staff have the knowledge and tools needed to succeed.
• Patient Experience & Service Quality
  • Model Evara Health customer care standards and ensure staff provide high-quality, professional service that supports patient satisfaction and efficient patient flow.
  • Resolve complex patient and operational concerns independently and escape significant issues affecting satisfaction, service timeliness, reimbursement, or patient flow.
• Revenue Cycle & Performance Improvement
  • Direct efforts to improve point-of-service collections, reduce bad debt, and ensure accurate registration and pre-billing processes that support clean claims and reimbursement.
  • Monitor registration edits, denials, scheduling accuracy, and performance against service-level goals; identify deficiencies and implement process improvements.
• Compliance & Operational Excellence
  • Develop and implement best practices, policies, procedures, and training to improve Patient Access performance and consistency.
  • Maintain compliance with Evara Health, HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance, state, federal, and accreditation requirements while staying current on applicable regulatory changes.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Meaningful Impact: From children to adults, our teams help meet the healthcare needs of communities across Pinellas County, impacting more than 75,000 lives each year. No matter your role, your work contributes to expanding access to care and improving the health of the communities that need us most.
• Career Growth: Whether you’re building your career from an entry-level role through our Pathways training programs or preparing to grow into leadership through the Healthcare Management Academy, we offer development programs designed to support your career journey and help you grow at Evara Health.
• Culture:Join a USA TODAY Top Workplace where people are at the heart of what we do. From theme days and team celebrations to organization-wide events, recognition and opportunities to share your voice, we work hard to create a culture where you can have fun, feel connected, and know your contributions as a healthcare professional are valued.

Required Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma, or equivalent required, college degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years healthcare management experience

At Evara Health, our mission-driven work starts with our people. We know that delivering exceptional care to our communities is only possible when our employees feel valued, supported, and connected to the work they do. That commitment comes to life through an employee experience designed to build connection, recognize contributions, and make Evara Health a great place to work—from employee picnics and appreciation events to monthly theme days, celebrations, and opportunities to come together as a team. We build on that culture with competitive compensation and benefits that recognize the important work our employees do while supporting their personal well-being, professional growth, and long-term success.

• Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy 15 days of paid time off each year, with the option to cash out eligible unused PTO.
• Paid Holidays & Birthday: Enjoy 10 paid holidays each year, plus an additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits: Access medical, dental, and vision coverage designed to support you and your family, plus free healthcare services at Evara Health for eligible employees and dependents. Additional benefits and wellness resources are also available to support your overall health and well-being.
• Retirement Planning:Build toward your future with employer contributions of up to 4% of your salary, along with guidance and resources to help you plan for retirement.
• Professional Development & Education: Eligible employees can receive up to $1,500 per year toward continued education and professional development expenses, including tuition, licensure, certifications, conferences, and other approved learning opportunities.
• Quarterly Incentive Opportunities: Share in our collective success through quarterly incentive programs that recognize eligible employees for helping Evara Health achieve key organizational, team, and performance goals.
• Career Growth & Advancement: Grow your career at an organization committed to developing its people, with opportunities to build new skills, take on greater responsibility, and advance into leadership or other roles across Evara Health

At Evara Health, we are Driven by Purpose. Powered by People. Every role contributes to our mission of improving the health of our communities, and every employee plays a part in making that mission possible.

If you’re looking for a career where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your contributions make a meaningful difference, we invite you to join Evara Health.

Join Evara Health—Driven by Purpose. Powered by People.

**This position requires a Level 2 background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For more information about the background screening process, visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com .**