Patient Access Representative Eastside ENT

University Hospitals; Cleveland (OH); Presencial; USD 21.000 - 28.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

University Hospitals in Cleveland seeks a Patient Access Representative who serves as the first contact for patients and families, verifying demographics, insurance and payment information to ensure accurate registration and smooth scheduling. You will handle check-ins/outs, answer calls, assist with MyChart enrollment, and coordinate with the care team.

You will process payments, maintain PHI security, and support team workflows while upholding hospital policies and delivering excellent patient

Formación

• Customer service experience is preferred.
• Strong communication and listening skills required.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Responsabilidades

• Checking patients in and out for visits.
• Answering phone and scheduling appointments.
• Enrolling patients in MyChart and updating demographics, insurance and payments.
• Entering and validating patient information to ensure accurate registration.
• Coordinate with the care team and communicate important details.

Conocimientos

Customer service

Communication

Multitasking

Herramientas

EPIC

MyChart

Descripción del empleo

A Brief Overview

The Patient Access Representative serves as the first point of contact for all patients and their families. This highly visible role supports and interacts with patients, families, and health care providers. They work directly with patients to ensure accuracy of demographic, insurance, payment and other vital patient information. They help manage questions, problem solve patient and scheduling concerns, while maintaining exceptional patient service. They support the rest of the medical care team, helping to streamline patient processing to improve patient satisfaction and help keep appointments on schedule. The Patient Access Representative has an direct effect on both the revenue cycle and the patient experience.

What You Will Do

• Checking patients in and/or out for medical visits
• Answering the phone to address patient inquiries and scheduling appointments.
• Assists patients with enrolling and utilizing MyChart.
• Entering, updating and validating patient demographic, insurance & financial information to ensure accurate registration
• Communicating information and important details to other medical care team
• May contact insurance companies regarding coverage, preapprovals, billing and other issues
• Collects and processes patient payments for visit copays, coinsurance, deductibles and prior balances.
• Assist with completion of various types of paperwork and forms.
• Effectively work EPIC workques, worklist and inbasket messages.
• Schedules referrals and follow-up visits.
• Accurate and timely scanning of documents into EPIC

Additional Responsibilities

• Functions as an integrated team member and works collaboratively with other staff and providers across the system to improve patient experience and department efficiency.
• Actively participates in UH emergency preparedness.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area.
• Will be cross-trained to perform other duties as assigned.
• May be scheduled to work at off-sites.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.