Patient Access & Registration Specialist

OhioHealth; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth is seeking a Patient Access Center professional in Columbus to begin the Revenue Cycle process by collecting accurate demographic and financial information for clean claims and timely reimbursement. You will deliver exceptional customer service to patients, families, visitors, and OhioHealth physicians and associates.

The role requires accurate data entry, insurance verifications, and use of CPT codes, with emphasis on safety, quality, and efficiency in daily duties.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, organization, and customer service skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• High School or GED (Required)

Responsibilities

• Accurately identifies patient in EMR system.
• Obtains and enters accurate patient demographic and financial information through a standard work process (via phone, virtual, face to face and/or bedside location) to complete registration all while maintaining patient confidentiality and providing exceptional customer service.
• Provides exceptional customer service during every encounter with patients, families, visitors, and OhioHealth physicians and associates.
• Performs registration functions in any of the Patient Access areas.
• Uses critical thinking skills to make decisions, resolve issues, and/or escape concerns when they arise.
• Uses various computer programs to enter and retrieve information.
• Verifies insurance eligibility using online eligibility system, payer websites or by phone call.
• Secures and tracks insurance authorizations and processed BXC patients.
• Transcribes ancillary orders.
• Scheduled outpatients.
• Generates, prints and provides patient estimates utilizing price estimator products.
• Collects patient's Out of Pocket expenses and past balances to meet individual and departmental goals.
• Attempts to collect residual balances from previous visits.
• Answers questions or concerns regarding insurance residuals and self-pay accounts.
• Uses knowledges of CPT codes to accurately select codes from clinical descriptions.
• Generates appropriate regulatory documents and obtains consent signatures.
• Identifies and/or determines patient Out of Network acceptance into the organization.
• Reviews insurance information and speaks to patients regarding available financial aid.
• Explains billing procedures, hospital policies and provides appropriate literature and documentation.
• Scans required documents used for claim submission into patient’s medical record.
• Escorts or transports patients in a safe and efficient manner to and from various destinations.
• Assists clinical staff in administrative duties as needed.
• Complies with policies and procedures that are unique to each access area.
• Assists with training new associates.
• Oversees functions of reception desks and lobbies including, but not limited to, cleanliness and order of lobbies and surrounding work areas.
• Goes to the Nursing Units to register or obtain consents.
• Uses multi-line phone system, transferring callers to appropriate patient rooms or other locations.
• Makes reminder phone calls to patient.
• Processes offsite registrations; processes offsite paper registrations; processes pre-registered paper accounts.
• Maintains patient logs for statistical purposes.
• Reviewed insurance information and determines need for referrals and/or financial counseling.
• Educations patients on MyChart, including its activation.
• Based on Care Site, may also have responsibility for Visitor Management which includes credentialing visitors and providing wayfinding assistance to their destination.
• As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Customer service

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

OhioHealth is seeking a Patient Access Center professional in Columbus to begin the Revenue Cycle process by collecting accurate demographic and financial information for clean claims and timely reimbursement. You will deliver exceptional customer service to patients, families, visitors, and OhioHealth physicians and associates.

The role requires accurate data entry, insurance verifications, and use of CPT codes, with emphasis on safety, quality, and efficiency in daily duties.