Patient Access Representative - Mitchell Pediatrics Clinic - 32 hrs/week

Sanford; Mitchell (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Health in Mitchell, SD is seeking a Patient Access Representative to greet patients, verify demographics, create and route documents, collect co-payments, and help with scheduling across Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and OBGYN clinics.

As the first point of contact, you will ensure a welcoming, safe environment, answer multi-line calls, coordinate referrals, pre-authorizations, and patient financial assistance while keeping accurate records and supporting telehealth

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.
• Create, scan and route documents or electronic forms.
• Inform patients about documents and capture signatures.
• Establish financial responsibility and assist with arrangements.
• Collect co-payments, pre-payments and payments on accounts.
• May address registration errors or denied claims.
• Coordinate scheduling with nursing team and providers.
• Obtain referrals and conduct pre-authorization.
• Arrange interpreter services and check patients in/out.
• Operate multi-line phone and manage recalls/waitlists.
• Serve as switchboard and paging provider as needed.
• Prepare and coordinate charts and supporting documents.
• Coordinate telemed appointments and reminders.

Skills

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland.

Work Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32

Compensation: Salary Range: $16.25 - $23.00

Union Position: No

Department Details

Come join our team! We are a small, busy practice looking for someone to join our patient access team. We have Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and OBGYN departments at this clinic.

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. Apply today to learn more about the opportunities available to grow your career at Sanford.

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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