Patient Access Representative - Per Diem

Geisinger; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated front line support professional to enhance patient experiences. In this pivotal role, you will coordinate office activities, greet and register patients, and manage appointment scheduling. Your attention to detail will ensure accurate insurance processing and financial communication with patients. Join a collaborative team that values kindness, excellence, and innovation, while contributing to a safe and supportive environment for all. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families from day one.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits from day one

Vision and dental insurance

Collaborative work atmosphere

Encouragement of diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• 1+ year of related work experience preferred.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for checking in patients and verifying demographics.
• Communicates financial obligations and collects fees at time of service.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to HIPAA guidelines.

Skills

Patient Registration

Insurance Verification

Cash Posting

HIPAA Compliance

Customer Service

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)

Job description

Job Summary: 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.

Job Duties

• 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.

Position Details

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED) - (Required)
Experience: Minimum of 1 year - Related work experience (Preferred)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.