Patient Access Specialist

Artech Information System LLC; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare solutions company in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is looking for a dedicated Patient Access Associate to support providers with complex reimbursement issues. The role requires a minimum of 2 years in healthcare reimbursement and strong communication skills to navigate patient access barriers. Qualified candidates should have an Associates Degree in health sciences or a related field, with a preference for a Bachelor's degree or RN. Join us to make a difference in patient care and access to therapies.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or equivalent in health sciences, public policy, or related fields.
• 2 years of experience in healthcare reimbursement with proficiency in payer policies.
• Expertise in patient assistance programs and specialty product reimbursement.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day activities for healthcare provider support requests.
• Ensure timely processing of patient cases through the Access 360 system.
• Educate providers on referral processes for efficient case handling.

Skills

Healthcare reimbursement experience

Patient access knowledge

Effective communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Associates Degree in health sciences or related disciplines

Bachelor's degree or RN equivalent (preferred)

Tools

Access 360 Case Management system

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Overview

• This position will be responsible for addressing:
  • All cases including complex reimbursement issues.
  • Providing education and information relating to the utilization of available resources to support appropriate patient access to therapies.
  • Working patient cases that come through the Access 360 program.
• This role will focus on identification of access issues and providing excellent and responsive support, giving information and resources to address reimbursement access barriers and maintaining strong internal and external communications.

Key Roles / Responsibilities

• Manage day to day activities of health care provider support request and deliverables.
• Perform intake of cases and capture all relevant information in the Access 360 Case Management system.
• Ensure all support requested is captured within the Case Management system.
• Ensure timely processing and resolution of cases.
• Escalate cases appropriately to the Patient Access Associate team.
• Coordinate all appropriate aspects of patient case management through to completion, using effective interpersonal skills to manage interactions with Access 360 PAA staff.
• Serve as a single point of contact for Health Care Providers and patients and use regional reimbursement, distribution and payer policy expertise to provide solutions for complex patient access situations, working closely with the PAA team to appropriately escalateresolve issues.
• Educate offices on Access 360 programs and referral process to ensure timely case processing.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Associates Degree or equivalent education in health sciences, managed healthcare, public policy, social work or related disciplines.
• Minimum 2 years of healthcare/healthcare reimbursement experience; high level of proficiency in all aspects of reimbursement and access, including benefit investigations, specialty pharmacy distribution, private and public payer reimbursement policies and procedures, regulatory and administrative rules.
• Coordination of patient access experience.
• Expert knowledge of specialty products, reimbursement for medical and pharmacy benefits, patient access processes and patient assistance programs: operational policies and processes.
• Proven track record for consistently meeting or exceeding qualitative, as well as any relevant quantitative, targets and goals.
• Experience with HIPAA policy, patient access data and analytics.
• Business travel, by air or car, is required for regular internal and external business meetings.
• Ability to work specific shift hours.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree, RN, BSN, or equivalent education in health sciences, managed healthcare, public policy, social work or related disciplines.
• Minimum 3 years of healthcare/healthcare reimbursement experience; high level of proficiency in all aspects of reimbursement and access, including benefit investigations, specialty pharmacy distribution, private and public payer reimbursement policies and procedures, regulatory and administrative rules.
• Relevant biologics healthcare/ insurance experience.
• Billing/Coding background in buy and bill and Specialty Pharmacy markets.
• Ability to drive projects and cases to completion, being self‑directed, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
• Effective organizational management.
• Proficient competency using Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple parallel projects.
• Business acumen: knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology and information affecting Access Services programs.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.