Patient Access Service Representative

Akron Children's Hospital; Boardman (OH); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's in Boardman, OH seeks a Patient Access Service Representative for Part Time (16 hours/week). The role covers admissions for the Emergency Department and Diagnostic Imaging registration, with afternoon/evening start times and weekend/holiday rotation.

Responsibilities include initial contact for admitting services, data collection, insurance verification, and patient accounts. On-site work with a focus on dignity and accurate information handling.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience preferred (registration, insurance verification, patient accounts, customer service).
• Experience in healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial contact for patient access admitting services, ED, and outpatient registration duties (data collection; inpatient admission/updating; census activity).
• Processes medical records discharges and retrieves records as applicable.
• Registers social, demographic and financial information to create patient records.
• Obtains signatures on forms to treat patient and to bill insurance.
• Prepares forms and patient ID cards.
• Confirms financial eligibility when applicable.
• Processes patient records and financial folders; manages cash flow and daily deposits.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Registration

Insurance verification

Customer service

Healthcare terminology

Education

High school diploma

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Part Time (16 hours per week)

Primarily Afternoons/Evenings with a 3:30pm, 4:00pm or 5:00pm Start Times

Includes Weekend and Holiday Rotation

For Boardman Emergency Department and Diagnostic Imaging Registration

Summary:

The Patient Access Service Representative performs initial contact for all patient access admitting services, emergency department, and outpatient registration duties.

Responsibilities:

1. Performs initial contact for all patient access admitting services, emergency department, and outpatient registration duties to include, but not limited to: pre-admission/admission data collection; inpatient admission/updating and ongoing maintenance of inpatient bed/patient census activity.
2. Processes medical records discharges and retrieve medical records, as applicable.
3. Registers complete and accurate social, demographic and financial information to create the patient's record in the system.
4. Obtains the appropriate signatures on the necessary forms to treat the patient and to bill the insurance.
5. Prepares forms and patient ID cards.
6. Confirms financial eligibility when applicable.
7. Processes the patient record and financial folders.
8. Maintains/controls on the cash flow of payments and daily deposits.
9. Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

1. Experience in registration, insurance verification/pre-certification, patient accounts and/or customer service functions, preferably in a medical setting, is -preferred.
2. Experience with medical terminology knowledge or documented certification of class completion is preferred.
3. Experience with interacting with patient/customers [i.e., neonates/newborns, children, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults and geriatric adults as applicable] with the understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity is required.
4. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
5. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
   
6. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

1. Education: High school diploma or equivalent is required.
2. Years of relevant experience: Minimum 2 years is preferred. Experience working in the medical field in registration, insurance verification/pre-certification, patient accounts, billing, and/or customer service department(s) in service industries preferred
   
3. Years of experience supervising: None.

Part Time

FTE: 0.400000

Status: Onsite