Patient Access Technician Float

MultiCare Health System; Auburn (WA); On-site; USD 27,359 - 39,771; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Medical and dental benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Patient Access Technician Float to join their dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to ensure accurate patient admissions and registrations while applying your customer service skills in a healthcare setting. You will be responsible for facilitating smooth admissions, verifying eligibility, and providing essential support to patients and their families. Join a mission-driven organization dedicated to healing and a healthy future, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the community. Enjoy a flexible schedule and a comprehensive benefits package in a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a health vocational program or an Associate Degree with 6 months experience.
• 1 year of experience in patient registration or billing duties required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate patient admissions and registrations according to policies.
• Perform eligibility verification and resolve discrepancies.

Skills

Customer Service

Patient Registration

Health Unit Coordination

Medical Billing

Education

Health Vocational Program

Associate Degree

Job description

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Patient Access Technician Float

Apply locations Auburn, Washington time type Part time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR43316

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

FTE: 0.,Shift: Day, Schedule: Variable Days Evenings Nights Weekend and Holidays

Position Summary

The Patient Access Technician (PAT) is an exciting opportunity at MultiCare, responsible for ensuring accurate patient admission and registration. This intermediate-level clerical position will allow you to apply your professional service-orientation, good judgment and independent thinking in your daily work functions.

Responsibilities

• You will assure complete and accurate patient admissions/registrations according to organization policy and procedures and regulatory requirements.
• You will obtain inpatient bed assignments and processes inpatient admission, including arm banding, addressograph plate, and completion of necessary forms.
• You will pre-admit all scheduled inpatient, outpatients and ambulatory patients to facilitate a smooth and speedy admission/registration process.
• You will obtain direct admit information and enter a reservation in the computer system in order to notify other areas.
• You will complete comprehensive bedside or telephone interviews with the patient, relative, or their representative to obtain pertinent demographic insurance and/or third-party liability information.
• You will perform eligibility verification and resolves any discrepancies, determine the need for financial assistance recommendation and application, referring to the Financial Counselor where necessary.

Requirements

• Graduate of a health vocational program such as Patient Access, Medical Assistance Medical Billing & Insurance or an Associate Degree with six months of experience.
• One year of experience performing admitting, Health Unit Coordinator, patient registration or billing duties in a health care setting required.
• Customer service experience required.

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees.
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve.
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system.
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” for several years running.
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row.
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities.
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $19.86 - $28.87 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.

MultiCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer

MultiCare provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and job applicants. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you are an external job applicant who requires reasonable accommodation in the job application process, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 253-403-6947 and we will assist you with submitting a ticket to initiate your request for accommodation. If you are a current employee, you can submit an ERC ticket or call the ERC for assistance.