Patient Access Specialist: Easy Check-In & Billing

CHRISTUS Health; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multiple shifts

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Santa Fe, NM seeks a Patient Access Representative to facilitate friendly access to the facility and to establish encounters for patients. The role emphasizes accurate data entry, insurance verification, and collecting patient portions while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

You will interact with patients, families, physicians, and third-party payers, maintaining professionalism at all times.

Qualifications

• Good communication and organizational skills required.
• Dependability, flexibility, and teamwork emphasized.
• Professional appearance and behavior expected.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of competencies and leads self or others.
• Accurately inputs data for scheduling and registration, including demographics and guarantor information.
• Verifies insurance eligibility and obtains necessary authorizations.
• Calculates and collects estimated patient portions and prior balances.
• Performs financial assessment for program assistance.
• Obtains patient/guardian signatures on hospital documents.
• Maintains professional, courteous representation of the Patient Access department.
• Supports department during disasters and variable patient volumes.
• Aids in achieving performance targets and completes required training.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Dependability

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

CHRISTUS Health in Santa Fe, NM seeks a Patient Access Representative to facilitate friendly access to the facility and to establish encounters for patients. The role emphasizes accurate data entry, insurance verification, and collecting patient portions while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

You will interact with patients, families, physicians, and third-party payers, maintaining professionalism at all times.