Patient Access Representative - ED - Part Time, Weekends Only

Boone Hospital Center; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Boone Health in Columbia, MO, is seeking a Patient Access Representative for the Boone Emergency Department. The role involves welcoming patients, gathering demographics, obtaining insurance information, and initiating the admission process in a fast-paced environment.

You will interact with patients and families with empathy, coordinate with clinic staff, and help maximize reimbursements while upholding HIPAA and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required or equivalent.
• Preferred: Associate Degree.
• CHAA license/certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess and respond to patient needs with professional, patient-focused communication.
• Register patients, schedule procedures, verify insurance, and collect applicable payments.
• Ensure accurate patient identification and proper documentation across Boone Health systems.
• Explain financial responsibilities and prepare patients for procedures while maintaining HIPAA compliance.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate Degree

CHAA Certification

Job description

Job Description Additional Job Information 8 Hours Per Week Every other weekend Saturday and Sunday 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Location: Boone Emergency Department Overview

Job Summary

The Patient Access Representative is often the first point of contact for our patients and therefore must represent Boone Health with the highest standard of customer service, compassion and perform all duties in a manner consistent with our mission, vision, values, and Boone Health service standards. The Patient Access Representative will facilitate all components of the patients' entrance into any Boone Health facility. This position will require a high level of emotional intelligence and ability to make a personal connection. The patient experiences vary broadly based on their medical needs and acuity. This position highly impacts the ability to maximize the level of reimbursements and prevention of denials by accurate collection of demographics and insurance information, benefit verification and point of service collection. Selecting the correct patient from the master person index (MPI) is critical to patient safety. This team member must possess a friendly demeanor, exceptional attention to detail and maintain knowledge and competence with insurance carriers, Medicare guidelines as well as federal, state, and accreditation agencies.

Job Responsibilities

Utilize critical thinking skills to assess and respond to a variety of situations, anticipating patients' needs and being able to respond to them. Communicate in a professional, positive, and patient-focused manner with all patients, families, and co-workers whether in-person or by phone. This responsibility is critical to ensure positive patient experience, maximize reimbursements, and minimize denials and avoidable write-offs, and ensuring that we are maintaining the integrity of the patients clinical and financial record by correctly selecting the correct from our MPI. The responsibilities of this position include hospital registration and scheduling within multiple Boone Health systems. Assures proper patient identification, registers, schedules, verifies insurance, scans and retrieves documents within multiple Boone Health systems. Validates that the order is complete, signed by the ordering provider, and the correct test is ordered. The attention to detail is essential to ensure accurate patient records. Strong communication skills are necessary in order to provide the patient with preparation instructions for each scheduled procedure, education on financial responsibilities and collection of applicable patient payments. In order to comply with complex regulatory guidelines, must be able to understand, articulate and enforce hospital compliance with Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP), HIPAA Privacy Standards, Patient Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, Advance Directives, Consent to Treat, EMTALA, JCAHO Requirements. Each patient completes HIPAA acknowledgement. Performs Other Responsibilities as Assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• No Experience
• Preferred Qualifications Associate Degree < 2 Years’ Experience CHAA License/Certification Work Shift Weekend Only Mid Shift (United States of America)

Legal Statement

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer Boone Health is a mid-Missouri health care network of primary care offices, private practice clinics, outpatient services and affiliated hospitals, including Boone Hospital Center. Boone Hospital Center is a 392-bed full-service hospital located in Columbia, Mo. It is a regional referral center located in the center of the state. The hospital provides progressive health care programs, services, and technology to residents in 26 mid-Missouri counties. Boone Hospital Center was named the top hospital in mid-Missouri by U.S. News & World Report from 2015-2023 and was ranked as a Top 100 Hospital by Healthgrades for 2023 and 2024. Boone Hospital Center is mid-Missouri’s only designated Magnet® Hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Boone Health was named America’s #46 Best Mid-Sized Employer by Forbes.