Patient Access Representative | Multispecialty Clinic | 40hrs/week

Good Samaritan Society; Rapid City (SD); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Health in Rapid City, SD, seeks a Patient Access Representative to deliver exceptional service at the first point of contact. You will greet patients, verify demographics, handle registrations, collect co-pays, and coordinate appointments in a high-volume setting.

The role requires strong customer service, basic medical terminology, and experience with medical office processes. Full-time hours and a comprehensive benefits package are provided.

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.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients, verify demographics, and capture signatures on forms.
• Coordinate scheduling, referrals, and pre-authorizations for appointments.
• Check patients in/out and operate a multi-line phone system.
• Assist with registration workflow, including documents and financial responsibilities.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Phone skills

Medical terminology

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Careers With Purpose

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.

Facility

Sanford Health Jordan Clin

Location

Rapid City, SD

Address

7236 Jordan Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA

Shift

8 Hours - Day Shifts

Job Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours

40.00

Salary Range

$16.25 - $23.00

Department Details

8:30 am to 5:30pm shift supporting Family Medicine, Pediatrics and/or General Surgery!

Job 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.

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 assessmentsCoordination 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.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [e-mail] .

Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Req Number: R-0275490
Job Function: Revenue Cycle
Featured: No