Patient Access Representative - Emergency Department - Per Diem

Geisinger; Lewistown (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

MyHealth Rewards

Family-friendly support

Care.com membership

Job summary

Geisinger in Lewistown, PA seeks an adaptable front desk assistant to greet patients, verify demographics, and support efficient appointment flow. You will handle check-in processes, patient privacy disclosures, and basic insurance coordination on a daily basis.

The role requires strong customer service, familiarity with medical office procedures, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. On-site work with benefits included.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 1 year related work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Check in patients for appointments and verify demographics.
• Monitor wait times and assist with kiosk check-in where available.
• Explain insurance requirements and assign primary/secondary/tertiary coverage.
• Obtain signatures and disclose privacy information.
• Communicate financial obligations and collect fees at service time.
• Handle regulatory forms and scheduling follow-ups.
• Process multi-channel messages about appointments, referrals, prescriptions, and complaints.
• Post cash and manage accounts to ensure timely resolution.
• Maintain productivity and quality expectations.
• Perform medical record maintenance and releases.
• Assist with referrals and pre-certifications during encounters.
• Use recall and reschedule lists effectively.

Skills

Customer service

Medical office

Phone etiquette

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for front line support to the department. Coordinates and performs front line office activities in an effective and efficient manner for the department. Greets and registers incoming patients, supports the patient check out process and schedules future appointments as applicable.

Job Duties

• Responsible for checking patients in for appointments and accurately verifying demographics.
• Assures all check-in procedures are completed and monitors patient wait times, communicating changes to the patient as necessary. Provides kiosk support to facilitate check-in where applicable
• Understands general guidelines and insurance rank requirement to properly assign primary, secondary, and tertiary insurance per encounter. Reads and interprets insurance responses.
• Ensures patient receives necessary disclosure and privacy information, obtains necessary legal and financial signatures.
• Communicates financial obligations to patients and collects fees at time of service as appropriate.
• Communicates the purpose of and completes all necessary regulatory forms with patient.
• Completes patient's visit by scheduling any necessary follow up appointments to include any specialty or ancillary services as possible.
• Processes multi-channel messages related to patient and/or physician requests regarding appointments, referrals, prescriptions, and complaints.
• Notifies patient or guarantor of anticipated financial responsibility including copays, deductibles, or coinsurances and collects accordingly.
• Performs cash posting following department guidelines.
• Independently works work queues to ensure timely resolution of all accounts.
• Maintain productivity and quality performance expectations
• Accurately performs medical record maintenance and releases.
• Assists with referrals and pre-certifications, at the time of encounter.
• Properly utilizes and maintains patient recall and reschedule lists.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Position Details

Benefits Of Working At Geisinger

• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.