Senior Patient Access Specialist

Sarasota Memorial Hospital; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Incentives

Paid Certifications

Tuition Reimbursement

Comprehensive Benefits

Career Advancement

Job summary

Ensemble Health Partners in Minnesota is seeking a Senior Patient Access Specialist to oversee admitting duties, training, and scheduling for the revenue cycle. You will ensure accurate MRN assignment, eligibility checks, and POS collections while delivering excellent patient service.

The role includes on-call responsibilities, development of training materials, and collaboration across departments to support compliant, efficient patient access operations.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of related experience.
• Associate degree or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of revenue cycle including admission, billing, payments, and denials.
• Knowledge of patient insurance process and benefits verification.
• Willingness to innovate including AI to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Admit patients and assign MRNs accurately.
• Perform insurance verification and collect demographics.
• Provide patient instructions and collect payments when POS.
• Develop training materials for new hires and ongoing education.
• Create staff schedules and participate in on-call coverage.
• Ensure compliance and assist with audits.
• Operate switchboard for calls.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Training

Scheduling

On-call

Education

Associate degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

ABN software

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

CAREER OPPORTUNITY OFFERING:

• Bonus Incentives
• Paid Certifications
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Career Advancement
• This position pays between $18.65 - $19.90/hr based on experience

The Senior Patient Access Specialist is responsible for performing admitting duties for all patients receiving services at Ensemble Health Partners. Additional duties can include training, scheduling, and other senior-level responsibilities. They are responsible for performing these functions while meeting the mission of Ensemble Health Partners and all regulatory compliance requirements. The Senior Patient Access Specialist will work within the policies and processes that are being performed across the entire organization.

Essential Job Functions:

• Patient Access staff are responsible for assigning accurate MRNs, completing medical necessity or compliance checks, providing proper patient instructions, collecting insurance information, receiving, and processing physician order while utilizing an overlay tool and providing excellent customer service as measured by Press Ganey. They will serve as the SMART for the department. They are to adhere to Ensemble Health Partners policies and provide excellent customer service in these interactions with the appropriate level of compassion. Operates the telephone switchboard to relay incoming, outgoing, and inter-office calls as applicable.
• Patient Access staff are responsible for the utilization of quality auditing and reporting systems to ensure accounts are corrected. These activities may include accounts for other employees, departments, and facilities.
• A Senior Patient Access Specialist is responsible for the development of training materials and programs for new hires to the department, as well as providing continuing education to associates in all areas of the revenue cycle.
• A Senior Patient Access Specialist is responsible for the development of staff schedules within the patient access department.
• A Senior Patient Access Specialist will have on-call responsibilities for the department, including providing after-hours support and guidance. As part of on-call responsibilities, the Senior Patient Access Specialist may be responsible for working unscheduled times to cover staffing issues.
• Senior Patient Access Specialist are responsible for the collection of point of service payments. These activities may be conducted in emergency, outpatient, and inpatient situations including past due balances and offering payment plan options The Patient Access Specialist is expected to adhere to Ensemble Health Partners policies and provide excellent customer service in these interactions. Conducts audits of accounts and assures that all forms are completed accurate, timely to meet audit standards and provides statistical data to Patient Access Leadership. Senior Patient Access Specialists will be held accountable for point of service goals as assigned.
• Explains general consent for treatment forms to the patient/guarantor/legal guardian, obtains necessary signatures and witness’s name. Explains and distributes patient education documents, such as Important Message from Medicare, Observation Forms, Consent forms, and all forms implemented for future services.
• Reviews eligibility responses in insurance verification system and appropriately selects the applicable insurance plan code, enters benefit data into system to support POS (Point of Service Collections) and billing processes to assist with a clean claim rate including pre-registration of patient accounts prior to the patient visit which may include inbound and outbound calls to obtain demographic information, insurance information, and all other patient information.
• Responsible for accurately screening of medical necessity using the Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) software to inform Medicare patients of possible non-payment of test by Medicare and distribution of the ABN as appropriate. Responsible for distribution and documentation of other designated forms and pamphlets.
• This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Associates may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Job Experience:

• 1 to 3 Years

Education Level:

• Associate degree or Equivalent Experience

Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Understanding of Revenue Cycle including admission, billing, payments, and denials.
• Comprehensive knowledge of patient insurance process for obtaining authorizations and benefits verification.
• Knowledge of Health Insurance requirements. Knowledge of medical terminology or CPT or procedure codes
• Must be inquisitive and demonstrate openness to innovation including AI to explore better processes and ways to alleviate friction and improve patient and client experiences.