Patient Access Specialist II

Cook Children's Health Care System; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children\'s Health Care System is seeking a Patient Access Specialist for Alliance Multi-specialty Clinic and Urgent Care Center in Fort Worth. The role focuses on accurate patient registration, demographic collection, and scheduling, with a strong emphasis on compliance and professional, courteous service.

Responsibilities include explaining documents, handling third-party information, and coordinating front-office tasks while maintaining HIPAA standards and payer knowledge.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to type, spell, write or print legibly with general knowledge of personal computers required.
• Strong interpersonal communication, documentation and customer service skills required.
• 1-2 years of Hospital admissions or equivalent experience required.
• Knowledge of health care insurance and managed care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Register patients and collect demographic and third‑party information with high accuracy.
• Explain and deploy required legal, ethical and compliance documents at the time of registration.
• Schedule appointments and perform front office intake functions.
• Maintain knowledge of HIPAA, Patient Rights and Responsibilities and payer policies.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Customer service

Typing

Attention to detail

HIPAA awareness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Medical terminology (preferred)

Job description

Location

Alliance Multi-specialty Clinic and Urgent Care Center

Department

Alliance Facility

Shift

Varying Shifts (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours

40

Summary

Registration is a twenty-four (24) hour seven (7) day a week operation functioning as the nucleus of accurate patient information, with direct public interface and timely service, therefore, the Patient Access Specialist must be detail oriented, personable, calm, flexible, honest, and capable of handling difficult situations with tact and diplomacy. The incumbent will assist in providing access to services provided at the hospital and/or clinic. Knowledge of all tasks performed in the various Patient Access Service areas is necessary to provide optimum internal and external customer satisfaction and provide the opportunity for accurate reimbursement. This position is primarily responsible for the registration information for the patient visit, obtaining patient demographic and third‑party information with a high degree of accuracy. This position also requires timely completion, preparation, and deployment of legal, ethical and compliance related documents that must be presented and thoroughly explained to the patient at the time of registration. The incumbent is responsible for maintaining knowledge of JCAHO, Patient Rights and Responsibilities, HIPAA, HMOs, PPOs, Commercial Payors, and departmental/System policies and procedures. The incumbent is also responsible for scheduling appointments and performing front office intake functions. This position does not provide patient care but may be performed in a patient care area.

Education & Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to type, spell, write or print legibly with general knowledge of personal computers required.
• Strong interpersonal communication, documentation and customer service skills required.
• 1-2 years of Hospital admissions or equivalent experience required.
• Other hospital or physician office or equivalent experience required.
• Medical terminology preferred.
• Knowledge of health care insurance and managed care preferred.

Certification/Licensure

• CPR- required within 30 days of hire.

Hours

• Monday to Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm

About Us

Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.

Cook Children's is a Texas-only employer. If you are hired, you will need to maintain your primary residence within the state of Texas, along with all licenses and credentials required for your position throughout your employment.