Patient Access Technician - Growth & Generous PTO

MultiCare Health System; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

MultiCare Health System is seeking a Patient Access Technician to ensure accurate patient admissions and registrations. This intermediate clerical role emphasizes professional service orientation, good judgment, and independent thinking in daily tasks at Capital Medical Center in Olympia.

Responsibilities include completing registrations, verifying eligibility, and coordinating with financial counselors for assistance when required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a health vocational program or equivalent experience in admitting, patient registration or billing duties.
• Experience in health care settings is preferred.
• Ability to perform bedside or telephone interviews to collect demographics and insurance information.

Responsibilities

• Ensure complete and accurate patient admissions/registrations according to policy and regulatory requirements.
• Obtain inpatient bed assignments and process admissions incl. arm banding and forms.
• Pre-admit all scheduled inpatients and outpatients to facilitate smooth admissions.
• Enter direct admit information and notify other areas via the computer system.
• Conduct interviews to obtain demographic, insurance and third‑party information.
• Perform eligibility verification and determine need for financial assistance, referring to Financial Counselor when needed.

Skills

Patient Access

Registration

Customer Service

Billing

Education

Health vocational program

Job description

MultiCare Health System is seeking a Patient Access Technician to ensure accurate patient admissions and registrations. This intermediate clerical role emphasizes professional service orientation, good judgment, and independent thinking in daily tasks at Capital Medical Center in Olympia.

Responsibilities include completing registrations, verifying eligibility, and coordinating with financial counselors for assistance when required.