Patient Service Representative - Insurance Verification & Authorizations

maryfreebed; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Mary Free Bed in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a patient-focused front desk coordinator to greet patients and families, collect insurance information, and support patient scheduling and registration at the check-in/out desk.

The role emphasizes teamwork with Scheduling and Patient Financial Services, delivering compassionate service while handling demographic, insurance, and payment information accurately.

Qualifications

• Minimum of the GED/Diploma; Associates degree preferred.
• Computer experience with high accuracy level of data entry.
• Excellent telephone and customer service skills.
• Outstanding organizational and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet, provide information, and respond to the needs of patients, families, staff and visitors at the check-in/out desk.
• Accurately collect and analyze demographic, insurance/financial, and clinical data for pre-registration and registration.
• Coordinate/schedule initial evaluation and subsequent patient appointments for multi-disciplines.
• Manage calls from insurance/care managers to coordinate multi-discipline care for patients.
• Collect charges and provide receipts; offer financial guidance to resolve self-pay balances.

Skills

Telephone skills

Customer service

Education

GED or Diploma

Associates degree preferred

Tools

Data entry

Job description

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Mary Free Bed Summary

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Employment Value Proposition

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:

• Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
• Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
• Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
• A Proud Tradition . Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Summary

Greet, provide information, and respond to the needs of patients, families, staff, and other visitors at the check-in/out desk including appointment check-in and out, registration, authorization/verification of insurance(s), explanation of benefits; collection of co-pays, assistance with way finding, or other services or resources for a program specific multi-discipline department. Interact in a customer focused manner during referral processing. Provide office support for all Scheduling and Patient Financial Services staff. Work cooperatively with other departments and outpatient staff/leadership to assure financial reimbursement for outpatient services.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Greet, provide information, and respond to the needs of patients, families, staff, and other visitors at the check-in/out desk
• Accurately collect and analyze all required demographic, insurance/financial, and clinical data elements necessary to pre-register and register all types of patients
• Coordinate/schedule initial evaluation and subsequent patient appointments for multi-disciplines based on patient needs
• Manage calls from insurance/care managers to coordinate multi discipline care for patients
• Collect any expected charge for service provided and complete timely posting of cash collections, accepting and generating appropriate receipts for monies and credit card payments received; provide financial guidance to achieve a mutually acceptable resolution of the expected self-pay balance including options of payment and charity care
• Receive and properly respond to telephone, electronic, or face-to-face inquiries from patients or their legal representatives
• Perform all other appropriate activities as directed and as necessary to meet the patient's needs and to achieve expected departmental and organizational outcomes
• Provide various other responsibilities and clerical/therapist support as delegated by Manager

Customer Service Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement

Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Essential Job Qualifications

• Minimum of the GED/Diploma, Associates degree preferred
• Computer experience with high accuracy level of data entry.
• Excellent telephone and customer service skills.
• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, communication, and overall customer service skills.
• Ability to perform in a high paced environment with a positive attitude and interact with professional staff in an appropriate manner.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a health-related field
• Minimum 12-18 months' work experience in healthcare with scheduling and/or PFS relat