Patient Access Rep I

RWJBarnabas Health; Communipaw (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

RWJBarnabas Health in Jersey City is hiring a Patient Access Representative I for the Emergency Services - Bayonne department. This hourly role involves greeting patients, verifying demographics and insurance, and guiding them through the registration process with priority on accuracy and courtesy.

The position emphasizes patient service, data integrity, and collaboration with hospital staff to ensure timely admissions and financial clearance.

Qualifications

• Required: High School Diploma
• Required: Customer service experience
• Preferred: Patient Access experience
• Preferred: Knowledge in all aspects of registration, Non-Federal and Federal billing regulations, and state programs such as Charity Care
• Preferred: Medical terminology and computer skills

Responsibilities

• Greet patients in a timely and friendly manner.
• Ensure customers are treated with respect and provide a safe registration environment.
• Review forms and obtain required signatures for services.
• Collect and verify demographic and insurance information and complete registration.
• Verify insurance coverage and initiate third-party verification.
• Explain financial responsibilities and collect payments; reconcile cash daily.
• Provide backup cashier duties as needed.
• Maintain bed board accuracy and assist with patient movement as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Healthcare experience

Registration knowledge

Computer skills

Medical terminology

Job description

Job Title: Patient Access Rep I

Location: Jersey City Medical Center

Department Name: Emergency Services - Bayonne

Req #: 0000271902

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $26.39 - $26.39 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Patient Access Representative I position plays a key role in the health system and in providing excellent customer service while ensuring timely throughput and capturing all necessary data timely.

As a Patient Access Representative, a typical daymight include:

• The Patient Access Representative I is responsible to greet all patients in a timely and friendly manner,
• A core function of this position is to ensure that all customers, external and internal, are treated with the highest level of respect,
• The Patient Access Representative I is to provide a safe and secure environment for the patient during the registration process,
• Clearly review and communicate all forms and obtain required signatures for services provided,
• The Patient Access Representative I ensures accuracy and thoroughness in collecting and documentation of the patient s demographic and insurance information, and utilizes the technology available to complete the registration,
• Participates in creating a positive environment for patient and colleague satisfaction,
• Provides excellent customer service to all patients, colleagues and other external and internal customers
• Interviews patients, family members and other responsible parties to gather pertinent demographic and financial information, for scheduling , pre-registration and/or registration based on assigned work
• Obtains and accurately documents all demographic information
• Obtains insurance information and initiates the verification process via third party clearinghouse
• Completes verification of coverage of all insurances and financial clearance activity has been completed
• Meets and exceeds department goals including accuracy, point of service collections and productivity
• Ensures all required forms are provided, reviewed, properly explained and signed by the patient or an approved person on behalf of the patient
• Informs patient of financial responsibility and collects appropriate dollar amount for services to be rendered; issue receipt and completes daily reconciliation of all cash collections
• Provide back-up support to hospital cashier and complete cashier functions, as assigned
• Completes Medicare Questionnaire on all patients that are eligible
• Responsible to review all work queues daily and take the required actions to update the information, correct errors and ensure that the account is accurate for billing
• Responsible to place patients in the appropriate bed and maintain the accuracy of the bed board system by tracking bed assignments through bed tracking system and to ensure timely and appropriate movement of patients within the hospital; as assigned
• Demonstrates proficiency in the entire pre-admission, registration, and financial clearance processes
• Demonstrates a high level of efficiency, accuracy and productivity
• Verifies accuracy of patient demographic information to avoid duplicating a medical record
• Follows department procedures when a duplicate medical record assignment is made
• Complies with organizational policies on Advance Directives and Patient Rights
• Provides patients with all regulatory documents, obtain required signatures, and witnesses all patients signatures
• Maintains department productivity by asking for additional duties when patient flow permits
• Makes customer needs a priority,
• Provides direct observation of the customer service being performed by other organizational members and reports issues to the supervisor/director
• Demonstrates initiative and motivation in role; proactively identifies and resolves problems in an appropriate manner and escalates issues to leadership when necessary
• Reflects commitment to building a supportive work envancillary departments to foster a team environment
• Participate in training through the development of training tools, presentations at department in-services or staff meetings, or through the training of registration staff outside of the patient access department
• Utilize AIDET:
  • Acknowledge your patient with every encounter, smile, make eye contact, call the patient by name
  • Introduce yourself and tell patients about your education, training and competency
  • Duration of the activity or conversation needs to be stated, Let patients know how long something is likely to take
  • Explain what you are doing, this will help to put the patient at ease
  • Thank you, tell your patients it was a pleasure to serve them and thank them for choosing our hospital to receive their care

This role might be for you if:

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• You are good at multitasking and customer service.

• You have experience working within healthcare or other related areas which are customer service focused.

To be considered for this opportunity, you must have the following qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma required
• Customer service experience

Preferred:

• Patient Access experience preferred
• Knowledge in all aspects of registration, Non-Federal and Federal billing regulations, and state programs such as Charity Care
• Medical terminology and computer skills

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

• RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

  RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.