Patient Access Specialist: Scheduling & Financial Counseling

Kern Medical; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 43,000; Full time

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Job summary

Kern Medical in Bakersfield, CA is seeking a Patient Access Services Representative - Full Time to support outpatient scheduling, referrals, and authorizations. You will greet patients, register them, and provide financial counseling in a fast-paced clinic setting.

This on-site role offers hourly pay from $20.56 to $31.14, plus eligibility for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package. Ideal candidates have high school diploma or GED and experience in patient access; knowledge of EHR and

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED and six (6) months of patient access experience OR an equivalent combination of education, training, or experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
• Patient access experience in a clinic setting or medical office preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients, reviews process, and schedules appointments for exam or follow-up.
• Assembles all data and documents required for complete patient registration, including pre-admission and registration functions; completes all insurance verifications and authorizations.
• Enters all patient demographic information into the hospital’s EHR system; uses other department applications for eligibility and authorization.
• Assesses patient financial responsibility and collects co-pays, co-insurance, out of pocket, share of cost and/or deductibles at time of admission.
• Screens admissions and informs referring physician offices, patients and their families about hospital policies and procedures regarding method of payment sources for services rendered.
• Interviews patients at the workstation and/or at the bedside to determine possible eligibility for state-funded programs.

Skills

Customer service

Registration/Admitting

Financial counseling

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Kern Medical in Bakersfield, CA is seeking a Patient Access Services Representative - Full Time to support outpatient scheduling, referrals, and authorizations. You will greet patients, register them, and provide financial counseling in a fast-paced clinic setting.

This on-site role offers hourly pay from $20.56 to $31.14, plus eligibility for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package. Ideal candidates have high school diploma or GED and experience in patient access; knowledge of EHR and