Patient Access Specialist

Inova Health System; Falls Church (VA); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Retirement match

Education assistance

Mental health support

Job summary

Inova Health System in Falls Church, VA, seeks a dedicated Patient Access Specialist for a full-time hybrid role on a Monday through Friday schedule.

You will manage patient intake, registration, documentation, and coordination with insurance payers to ensure accurate access to care while addressing patient inquiries and navigating multiple systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in patient access, registration, or admissions.
• Familiarity with medical billing and insurance concepts.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Patient Intake, Registration & Documentation: Manages complex cases, resolves errors, confirms authorizations, validates, and indexes documents.
• Administrative & Technology Operations: Prepares schedules, tracks records, and navigates multiple systems efficiently.
• Case Management Tasks: Coordinates documentation and follows up on case-related tasks.
• Financial Counseling: Assesses coverage and initiates financial assistance.
• Insurance & Contract Coordination: Applies payer-specific rules, resolves issues, and identifies contract limitations.
• Inquiries & Patient Concerns: Resolves moderate concerns and tracks follow-ups with patients.
• Kiosk: Educates patients and reports usage trends on kiosks.
• Patient Communication & Advocacy: Coordinates with departments, tailors messaging, and supports patients.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Job description

Inova is looking for a dedicated patient access specialist to join the team. This role will be full-time Full-Time 40 Hours Per Week Monday through Friday Hybrid

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Job Responsibilities

• Patient Intake, Registration & Documentation: Manages complex cases, resolves errors, confirms authorizations, validates, and indexes documents.
• Administrative & Technology Operations: Prepares schedules, tracks records, and navigates multiple systems efficiently.
• Case Management Tasks: Coordinates documentation and follows up on case-related tasks.
• Financial Counseling: Assesses coverage and initiates financial assistance.
• Insurance & Contract Coordination: Applies payer-specific rules, resolves issues, and identifies contract limitations.
• Inquiries & Patient Concerns: Resolves moderate concerns and tracks follow-ups with patients.
• Kiosk: Educates patients and reports usage trends on kiosks.
• Patient Communication & Advocacy: Coordinates with departments, tailors messaging, and supports patients.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

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