Patient Access Representative - Thief River Falls Medical Center - 40 hrs/wk

Sanford; Thief River Falls (MN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Health is seeking a Patient Access Representative to greet and assist patients, verify demographics, and collect payments, creating a welcoming, organized first impression in clinic or phone interactions.

The role supports scheduling, referrals, and coordination of care, ensuring accurate documentation and smooth patient flow within a 40-hour work week. High school diploma required; prior medical office experience preferred.

Qualifications

• One year of work experience, preferably in a medical office setting.
• Medical terminology helpful; customer service skills essential.
• May require BLS for certain locations and/or settings.

Responsibilities

• REGISTRATION: Greet patients; verify demographics; scan and route documents; capture signatures; establish financial responsibility; collect payments; address registration errors or denied claims.
• SCHEDULING: Coordinate appointments; obtain referrals and pre-authorizations; arrange interpreter services; check in/out; operate multi-line phone; manage recall/waitlists.
• ADDITIONAL DUTIES MAY INCLUDE: Prepare and coordinate charts; organize provider documents; track health information on accounts; coordinate Telemed appointments; reminder calls; hospital admission; basic office duties.

Skills

Customer service

Medical terminology

Phone etiquette

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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.

Work Shift

8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Compensation

Salary Range: $16.25 - $23.00

Union Position

No

Department Details

Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

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. Apply today to learn more about the opportunities available to grow your career at Sanford.

Job Description

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.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

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