Patient Access & Scheduling Specialist

10000 Sanford; United States; On-site; USD 46,590,000 - 65,904,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Health in the United States is seeking a Patient Access Representative to deliver exceptional customer service at the first point of contact, whether by phone or in person at the clinic. You will greet patients, verify demographics, collect payments, and support registrations and scheduling to ensure a smooth visit.

Join a team that coordinates referrals, manages recall lists, and assists with telemedicine appointments while maintaining accuracy and compassionate communication in 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

• Greet patients and 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Customer service

Phone skills

Interpersonal skills

Medical terminology

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Post-secondary education helpful

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Sanford Health in the United States is seeking a Patient Access Representative to deliver exceptional customer service at the first point of contact, whether by phone or in person at the clinic. You will greet patients, verify demographics, collect payments, and support registrations and scheduling to ensure a smooth visit.

Join a team that coordinates referrals, manages recall lists, and assists with telemedicine appointments while maintaining accuracy and compassionate communication in a