Patient Account Representative

SJS HSHS St. John's Hospital; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

PTO

Education assistance

Job summary

HSHS St. John's Rehabilitation Services is seeking a Patient Account Representative for the Sherman, IL location. The role focuses on registration, scheduling, insurance verification, prior authorizations and front-office responsibilities with emphasis on patient-facing service.

The candidate will ensure accurate patient registration and scheduling, coordinate authorizations, and provide exceptional customer service in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 2 years of experience processing medical insurance claims preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with registration and scheduling of patients.
• Perform insurance verification and prior authorizations.
• Handle front-office tasks, phone calls and patient questions with excellent service.

Skills

Customer service

Registration assistance

Scheduling coordination

Phone etiquette

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Pay Range: $18.00 - $25.20 A successful candidate's actual pay rate will be based on several factors including relevant experience, skills, training, certifications and education.

HSHS St. John's Rehabilitation Services is seeking a Patient Account Representative to join our team in Sherman, Illinois. We're looking for a patient-focused, organized, and service-minded individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced healthcare environment. The Patient Account Representative plays an important role in the patient experience by assisting with registration, scheduling, insurance verification and prior authorizations, phone calls, and other front-office responsibilities. The Patient Account Representative will provide excellent customer service while accurately registering patients, scheduling appointments, coordinating insurance authorizations, answering phones, and assisting patients with questions and needs throughout their care.

Position Specifics

• Department: Outpatient
• Core Function: Rehab/Therapy/Sleep
• Schedule: 40 hours weekly, day shift 8am-4:30pm, no weekends
• Clinic Location: Sherman, IL
• Compensation that aligns with your experience

Education Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Experience Qualifications

• 2 years of experience processing medical insurance claims is preferred.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations

N/A

Job Description: Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Throughout communities in Illinois and Wisconsin, 13 hospitals, numerous community-based health centers and clinics, our 13,000+ colleagues have built a culture based on our solid core values of respect, care, competence, and joy. These are the ideals we believe in, work by, and live each day. Built upon more than 145 years of service to the communities we serve, we now look to the future and our place in it as a healthcare system that strives to continually improve processes, procedures, and outcomes with the latest and most advanced technologies and treatments. Regardless of how far our passion for excellence carries us, our focus will always remain on the most important person in our entire organization: The patient.

Benefits

• HSHS provides a benefits package designed to support the overall well-being of our colleagues including their physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and work health.
• Colleagues budgeted to work at least 32 hours per pay period are eligible for HSHS benefits.
• Comprehensive and affordable health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time colleagues.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need.
• Retirement benefits including HSHS contributions.
• Education Assistance benefits include up to $5,250 of educational assistance each calendar year and tuition discounts to select colleges with no waiting period.
• Adoption Assistance provides financial support up to $7,500 for colleagues growing their families through adoption to reimburse application and legal fees, transportation, and more!
• Other benefits include: Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, ID theft coverage, colleague rewards and recognition program, discount program, and more!

HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

Notice Regarding Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Hiring Process: Hospital Sisters may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence or machine-learning technologies, to assist with certain administrative aspects of the recruitment process. These tools may help our recruiting team organize applications, search for resumes, identify qualifications reflected in application materials, and facilitate communications or scheduling with applicants. Information used by these tools may include materials you provide during the application process, such as your resume, work history, education, qualifications, and responses to application questions. These tools are used only to support our recruiting process. Hiring decisions are made by HSHS personnel, and automated tools do not make employment decisions on behalf of HSHS. Applicants who have questions about this notice or who require a reasonable accommodation or alternative evaluation method may contact HSHS Human Resources at [e-mail]

HSHS requires COVID-19 vaccines or an approved medical or religious exemption for all colleagues. This does not apply to positions that are classified as 100% remote.

HSHS and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). HSHS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.