Patient Access Representative- ER (Straight Nights)

Alomere Health; Alexandria, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Health+ clinic for employees and their

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Alomere Health in Alexandria, MN seeks a part-time Emergency Room Patient Access Representative for straight nights. The role focuses on admissions and registrations in a fast-paced ED, with strict adherence to regulations and accurate data entry.

Responsibilities include patient check-in, insurance verification, and coordinating with triage and on-call staff. The position requires flexibility for varied shifts, with opportunity for shift differentials.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform patient registrations accurately and timely.
• Experience with electronic medical records (EMR) is preferred.
• Strong communication and data entry skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Register patients for ED visits, outpatient and inpatient admissions.
• Collect demographics, insurance and guarantor information with signatures as needed.
• Handle phone systems and coordinate with on-call staff and physicians.
• Maintain compliance with state and federal regulations and ED policies.

Skills

Patient registrations

EMR systems

Phone etiquette

Documentation

Tools

ID verification

Insurance info collection

Job description

Department: Patient Access - Emergency Room- Straight Nights

Employment Status: Part Time (.6)- 48 hours per pay period

Benefit Status: Part-Time

Benefits include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Health Clinic (health +): Our health+ clinic provides office visits and prescription medications for little to no cost to Alomere Health employees and their dependents who are on a medical insurance plan
• Retirement Savings: (401(k)) - All eligible employees of Alomere Health are automatically enrolled. All eligible employees are able to contribute on a pre-tax and/or post-tax basis and Alomere Health matches 100% up to 6% of employee's contributions.
• Please see more details about our benefits here: Jobs in Alexandria, MN - Alomere Health

Hours: Nights, Weekends, and Holidays.

A more defined, consistent schedule will be established upon hire.

Emergency Room:

8 Hour Shifts

• 11:00 pm - 7:30 am

12 Hour Shifts

• 7:00 pm - 7:30 am

Available Shift Differential Opportunities:

*Must work at least 4 hours in designated timeframe to receive differential.

• Evening (3:00pm-11:30pm): $2.25
• Overnight (11:00pm-7:30am): $2.75
• Weekend (Friday 3:00pm - Monday 7:00am): $2.00
• Holiday (Applicable on designated organizational holidays): $2.00

Position Objective:

The Emergency Department Patient Access Representative performs diversified tasks and duties associated with inpatient admissions, emergency and outpatient registrations. The position is responsible for following guidelines to room patients while remaining compliant with state and federal regulations. The Emergency Department Patient Access Representative enters patient information accurately and timely into the electronic medical record.

Essential Responsibilities:

The following description of responsibilities to be performed is not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, it focuses on the major tasks that must be accomplished.

Scheduling:

• The Emergency Room is open 24/7. Patient Access needs to be able to work the variety of shifts, as listed in the posting. Including overnights.
• Willingly accepts work assignments, change in daily routine, and hours that may vary to accommodate staffing needs for all areas of ED Patient Access

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform patient registrations while completing them accurately
• Scan needed ID's and insurance cards
• Complete emergency room, outpatient, and inpatient registrations
• Obtain demographic, insurance, and guarantor information as well as appropriate signatures for documentation
• Manage Organizational Telecommunications

• Paging Codes-Organization wide
• Phone Systems
• Ambulance and Law Enforcement
• Outgoing flights for Medi flights
• Contact on‑call Physicians to relay messages

• Find assistance for urgent patients …
• Coordinate on the job development/employee training
• Manage workqueues to ensure completion of patient charts
• Keep up to date on all EMR software utilized for the position
• Identify patients as they are entering the ER area
• Assist patients in registration, sitting them in a wheelchair if needed, and contacting the Triage nurse/Charge Nurse as needed
• Follow guidelines developed to assist in rooming patients
• Remain within a PAR's scope of practice while maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations for patient care
• Monitor overflow patients when rooms are full and alert nursing if patient's status changes
• Responsible for locking down Alomere Health during emergent situations
• Manage the Alarm Systems

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all other related duties as assigned in a professional and responsive manner
• Demonstrate the ability to use relevant equipment
• Support, understand, and promote Alomere Health's mission, vision, values, policies and procedures
• Ability to meet the work schedule requirements with flexibility dependent upon the needs of the department
• Foster respectful working relationships with professional colleagues, patients, families, and general public regardless of age, gender, lifestyle, culture, beliefs, race, socioeconomic class, or ability