Patient Access Representative - Emergency Department -

sanford; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford is seeking a Patient Access Representative to join our Emergency Department team. You will be the first contact with patients, ensuring a welcoming and safe environment whether on the phone or in person, and will provide exceptional customer service throughout every interaction.

You will work the night shift (3:30 pm - 1 am or 6:30 pm - 5 am) with every other weekend and holiday requirements. Duties include registration, scheduling, and coordinating patient care and payments across

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One year of work experience, preferably in a medical office setting.
• Medical terminology helpful; customer service skills essential.
• Six months' customer service experience desired.
• May require BLS for certain locations and/or settings.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and verify demographics during registration.
• Create, scan & route documents or electronic forms.
• Inform patients about documents and capture signatures where needed.
• Establish and assign financial responsibility; assist with payment arrangements.
• Collect co-payments, pre-payments, and payments on account balances.
• May address registration errors or denied insurance claims.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Medical terminology (benefits)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Post-secondary education helpful

Job description

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Compensation

Salary Range: $16.25 - $23.00

Union Position

No

Department Details

Come join our Patient Access team in the Emergency Department. Working overnights 3:30 pm - 1 am or 6:30 pm - 5 am and every other weekend. Holidays are required.

Summary

Join our Sanford Patient Access Family and Grow the Good! As a Patient Access Representative, your primary responsibility will be providing extraordinary customer service to patients with every interaction. With being the first point of contact, you will have the opportunity to provide a positive patient experience by creating a welcoming and safe environment, either on the phone or in the clinic.

Job Description

REGISTRATION

• Greet patients & verifies demographics
• Creating, scanning & routing documents or electronic forms
• Inform patients what the document is & capture signatures on necessary paperwork
• Establishes and assigns financial responsibility and assists with arrangements while adhering to appropriate policies and procedures
• Collects co-payments, pre-payments, and payments on account balances
• May work through the registration work queue to address and resolve registration errors or denied insurance claims

SCHEDULING

• Work with nursing team & providers to coordinate & schedule appointments to meet patient's needs, coordinate provider schedule
• Obtain and coordinate referrals & conduct pre-authorization
• Arrange interpreter services
• Check patients in/out
• Operate multi-line phone
• May resolve work queue issues, manage recall and waitlists, & serve as switchboard operator calling codes and paging providers

ADDITIONAL DUTIES MAY INCLUDE

• Preparation & coordination of charts
• Organize supporting provider documents
• Initiation & collaboration of patient financial assistance
• Track patient visits & health information management on patient accounts
• Compile, distribute, administer, and score assessments
• Coordination of Telemed appointments
• Reminder calls for appointments
• Hospital admission
• Office duties, such as make copies or send faxes

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Post-secondary education helpful.

One year of work experience, preferably in a medical office setting. Medical terminology helpful; customer service skills essential. Six months' customer service experience desired.

May require BLS for certain locations and/or settings.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

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