Patient Access Specialist 2 - Scheduling

Tampa General Hospital; Lincoln Gardens (FL); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital seeks a Patient Access Specialist 2 to manage scheduling for hospital procedures. The role includes verifying patient information, ensuring insurance coverage, and adhering to healthcare regulations, all while working within a team of medical professionals. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience, strong communication skills, and attention to detail, contributing to our mission of providing exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. with medical terminology certification required.
• Two years of experience in scheduling, registration, or insurance verification.
• Proficiency in gathering and recording patient information.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for scheduling hospital procedures and creating patient accounts.
• Obtaining and verifying demographic, clinical, and financial information.
• Ensuring compliance with CMS, JCAHO, and HIPAA requirements.

Skills

Medical terminology

Patient registration

Insurance verification

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Approved medical terminology certification

Job description

Job Description - Patient Access Specialist 2 - Scheduling (250002FE)

Job Description

Patient Access Specialist 2 - Scheduling - ( 250002FE )

Description

Job Summary

Under general supervision of the Patient Access Manager or Supervisor, follows established policies and procedures; gathers and records all necessaryinformation in the process of scheduling a hospital procedure and generating a hospital account. Demonstrates expertise with all proficiencies of a PAS 1.Responsible for obtaining and verifying demographic, confidential clinical and financial information necessary to accurately and efficiently schedulesurgery and other hospital procedures. Pre-registers patient, verifies insurance eligibility and benefits, identifies those services that require an insuranceauthorization, notification and/or Precert. Recognizes and adheres to all CMS, JCAHO, and HIPAA requirements when creating a hospital account. Worksdirectly with nurses, medical staff, ancillary departments, insurance carriers and other external professionals to assist patients with obtaining health care and financial services. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D., AND an approved medical terminology certification or med term course completion with satisfactory scores within 6months of hire AND (2) two years experience as a PAS 1 or equivalent with scheduling and/or registration and/or insurance verification in a healthcaresetting.

Primary Location

Primary Location

: Tampa

Work Locations

Work Locations

: TGH WFLA 200 S Parker St Tampa 33606

Eligible for Remote Work : Hybrid Remote

Job

Organization

Schedule

Schedule

: Full-time

Scheduled Days : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday