Patient Access Representative I

SSM Health; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

DailyPay salary access

Tuition coverage

Job summary

SSM Health Bellevue is hiring for a full-time Scheduling Specialist on the day shift. You will communicate with patients, participants and staff to schedule procedures and collect demographic, insurance and clinical information for the procedure.

Responsibilities include entering data into the database, coordinating schedules to optimize patients’ time, assisting with insurance pre-certification, counseling patients on pre-service requirements, and handling front-desk duties.

Qualifications

• Requires no experience (entry level).
• Strong communication and scheduling abilities.
• Ability to gather demographics and insurance information.

Responsibilities

• Gather patient information and enter into the database.
• Schedule procedures efficiently to optimize patient time and resources.
• Assist with insurance pre-certification/authorization coordination.

Skills

Customer service

Data entry

Scheduling

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Job description

It’s more than a career, it’s a calling.

MO-SSM Health Bellevue

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

This is a full-time, day-shift position working Monday–Friday from 8:00AM-4:30PM or 8:15AM-4:45PM. Preferred customer service and medical office experience.

Job Summary:

Responsible for communicating with patients, participants and staff to accurately schedule patients for prescribed procedures and gather the necessary demographic, insurance and clinical information for the procedure.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gathers information from patient and enters into appropriate database. Seeks appropriate resources to resolve issues about the type, date or location of prescribed procedures.
• Schedules patient procedures in a manner that most efficiently utilizes the patient’s time and clinical resources. Coordinates and communicates schedules.
• Assists with coordination of activities related to insurance pre-certification/authorization.
• Provides counseling to patient, participant or their representative regarding pre-service requirements and instructions.
• Performs clerical and reception duties associated with patient registration.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Department:

4992140235 SLUCARE OBGYN BEL 400

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage :we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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