Patient Access Representative - Part Time (8 hours/week)

Kittitas Valley Healthcare; Ellensburg (WA); Hybrid; USD 2,703,000 - 4,097,000; Part time

Job summary

Kittitas Valley Healthcare is seeking a part-time Patient Access Representative (8 hours/week) to register hospital admissions and outpatient services, verify insurance, and collect deductibles and co-pays.

The role interfaces with hospital, clinic, and revenue cycle teams and includes front-desk duties such as answering calls and greeting patients.

Qualifications

• Current computer experience in Microsoft products.
• Experience in Healthcare Registration.
• Knowledge of insurance verification & authorization processes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of general medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• The Patient Access Representative is responsible for the registration of hospital admissions and outpatient services, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Federal and State regulations.
• Duties include collection of required patient information, insurance verification and participation in collection of deductibles and co-pays.
• Works closely with hospital, clinic and revenue cycle personnel.
• Performs general reception duties including, answering multi-line telephone and greeting and directing patients and visitors to hospital departments.

Job description

Patient Access Representative - Part Time (8 hours/week)

• Part-time

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy,orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

KVH puts‘employee care’high on the priority list, with health benefits likelow cost medical, dental, and vision insuranceand a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children.KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision. We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education.We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year ofpart-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website -

The Patient Access Representative is responsible for the registration of hospital admissions and outpatient services, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Federal and State regulations. Duties include collection of required patient information, insurance verification and participation in collection of deductibles and co-pays. Works closely with hospital, clinic and revenue cycle personnel. Performs general reception duties including, answering multi-line telephone and greeting and directing patients and visitors to hospital departments.

What is required...

• Current computer experience in Microsoft products

What is preferred...

• Experience in Healthcare Registration
• Knowledge of insurance verification & authorization processes
• Demonstrated knowledge of general medical terminology

Wage: Wage range currentlystarts at $19.62/hour and goes up to $29.74/hour.Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience.

FTE:.20 = 8 hours/week; Primary schedule is Sunday & Monday; 9:00a - 1:00p

Benefits: This position is not benefits eligible

Union Status: This is a non-union covered position