Patient Access Representative | Radiology | 40hrs/week

Good Samaritan Society; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

health insurance

dental insurance

vision insurance

life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

work/life balance benefits

generous time off package

Job summary

Sanford Health in Bismarck, ND is hiring a Patient Access Representative to greet patients, schedule diagnostic imaging, register patients, and ensure a smooth check-in process. You will be the first contact, delivering exceptional service and coordinating access to imaging services according to provider orders and department protocols.

Responsibilities include verifying demographics and insurance, obtaining authorizations, handling co-pays, and managing recall and waitlists while supporting a

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

• REGISTRATION: Greet patients, verify demographics, document handling, establish financial responsibility, collect payments.
• SCHEDULING: Coordinate appointments, obtain referrals, pre-authorization, arrange interpreter services, act as switchboard.
• ADDITIONAL DUTIES: Prepare charts, coordinate provider documents, assist with patient financial relief, telemedicine coordination.

Skills

Customer service

Medical terminology

Phone etiquette

Registration experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Post-secondary education

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: Bismarck Clinic
Location: Bismarck, ND
Address: 222 N 7th St, Bismarck, ND 58501, USA
Shift: Day
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 40.00
Salary Range: $16.25 - $23.00

Department Details

The Patient Access Representative works closely with patients, providers, technologists, and other healthcare team members to promote timely access to care, maintain regulatory compliance, support efficient departmental workflows, and create a positive patient experience throughout the scheduling and registration process.

This position is responsible for scheduling diagnostic imaging appointments, registering patients, and ensuring an efficient check-in process. This role serves as the first point of contact for patients and provides exceptional customer service while coordinating access to imaging services. Duties include scheduling appointments based on provider orders and department protocols, verifying patient demographics and insurance information, obtaining required authorizations and referrals, and communicating preparation instructions for procedures. During patient check-in, responsibilities include confirming registration information, collecting applicable copayments, obtaining required consent forms, and ensuring all documentation is complete and accurate.

This position works either 8 or 10-hour shifts between the hours of 6:30am-5:00pm (preferences discussed during interview). No shifts on recognized holidays and there are opportunities to pick up night and weekend shifts for incentive pay.

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 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.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees.

• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• work/life balance benefits
• 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-0275518
Job Function: Revenue Cycle
Featured: No