Patient Access Representative - PAR - Community Care

Geisinger; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Full benefits from day one

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Geisinger in Wilkes-Barre, PA is seeking a Front Desk/Patient Access professional to greet and register patients, verify demographics, and coordinate appointment scheduling. You will communicate financial responsibilities and assist with insurance processing in a fast-paced office setting.

The role is full-time (40 hours/week) with comprehensive benefits from day one. A HS diploma or GED is required, and prior medical office experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED required.
• Experience in front desk/medical office preferred.
• Ability to communicate financial obligations to patients.

Responsibilities

• Greets and registers patients upon arrival.
• Verifies demographics and checks in patients for appointments.
• Schedules follow-up appointments and referrals as needed.
• Explains financial responsibilities and collects payments when appropriate.
• Reads insurance responses and assigns primary/secondary/tertiary coverage.

Skills

Patient registration

Insurance verification

HIPAA compliance

Customer service

Schedule appointments

Cash handling

Education

HS diploma or GED

Job description

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.

• 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.
• Reads and interprets insurance responses.
• Understands general guidelines and insurance rank requirement to properly assign primary, secondary, and tertiary insurance per encounter.
• 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.
• Abides by organizational and HIPAA guidelines, privacy practices, patient confidentiality and patient rights.
• Independently works work queues to ensure timely resolution of all accounts.
• Maintain productivity and quality performance expectations
• Must maintain high regard for confidentiality.
• 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.

• Hiring Incentive: This position qualifies for a $3,000 sign-on bonus paid over two years. Certain stipulations do apply.
• Hours:Full time, 40 hours a week
• Education Requirement:HS diploma or GED is required.

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) anda health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• 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.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance