Specialist Pre Access

St. Elizabeth Healthcare; United States; Remote; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health coverage within 30 days

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off and professional growth

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is seeking a Pre-Access Specialist who will manage scheduling, pre-registration, verification, authorization, and pre-collection processes across the system.

The role emphasizes accurate data collection, payer coordination, and protecting patient information while maintaining a high level of service. The ideal candidate will handle cross-department coordination, communicate effectively with referring offices, and ensure compliance with payer requirements to support

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills are essential.
• Excellent communication skills and professional phone etiquette are required.
• Proficiency with basic PC tools (Word, Excel) and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and pre-registers OP procedures/appointments via phone, fax, or system input.
• Collects accurate demographic and insurance information for appointments.
• Ensures proper use of scheduling software and maintains professional public relations.
• Performs appointment triage to match patient needs with clinical specialties.
• Provides clear pre-visit instructions and coordinates eligibility verification and authorization with payers.
• Documents authorization numbers and valid dates for procedures and follows up on pre-authorizations.
• Maintains confidentiality and supports customer service aligned with hospital values.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organization skills

Communication skills

Typing / Data entry

Customer service

PC skills: Word & Excel

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

Enjoy:

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.

• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules

• Retirement savings with employer match

• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs

• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background. The Pre-Access Specialist is a system-wide position responsible for securing a patient account from the initial interaction through the performed exam. They are responsible for the scheduling, pre-registering, verification, authorization and pre collection process. This position exists to enhance customer service, while securing accounts according to standard protocols and payer requirements.

Job Description:

• Schedules and/or pre-registers OP procedures/appointments from physician’s offices, patients, or other ancillary departments via telephone inquiry, fax request or CPOE WQ.
• Obtains appropriate patient demographic, insurance information and clinical information to ensure that appointments are complete and accurate.
• Understands the proper use of the scheduling software.
• Maintains good public relations skills to ensure a positive impression.
• Conducts appointment triage at the time of scheduling to ensure the needs of patients and each clinical specialty are met.
• Provides accurate and complete patient exam preparation instructions.
• Avoids testing conflict with other scheduled exams in accordance with standard protocols.
• Offers scheduling flexibility between all Units and considers patient convenience when making appointments.
• Stays within individual departmental guidelines when scheduling daily patient caseload.
• Performs “One Call” pre-registration process if speaking directly with the patient.
• Utilizes automated dialer for Pre-Registration process.
• Review incoming fax orders in Trace and indexes accordingly.
• Completes verification, benefit analysis, and authorization for specified OP procedures/appointments directly with the insurance payer.
• Communicate schedule discrepancies with appropriate department.
• Obtains accurate clinical history for appropriate pre-authorized requests.
• Provide necessary clinical information and pertinent demographic information to insurance company either via web or phone call.
• Requires knowledge of appropriate CPT for each procedure.
• Communicate with referring office or hospital department when a discrepancy arises with procedure scheduled.
• Document appropriate authorization number and valid dates for each procedure.
• Begin work on all pre authorizations scheduled out 30 days.
• Communicates payer requirement changes to the pre access lead or management staff.
• Monitor insurance company protocols for authorization changes.
• Work in conjunction with Marketing and SEP Management to provide resources needed for referring office education.
• Perform eligibility and benefit analysis for all admissions, surgeries, and observation services. Obtain authorization as needed from referring physician office and verify for accuracy.
• Follow individual payer matrix to ensure compliance with daily workflow process.
• Use assigned online eligibility software for payer verification and notification.
• Use TRACE tools as needed.
• Update as needed in registration following all standard registration policies and procedures.
• Work with other departments and outside entities to establish a positive working relationship that promotes cooperation and teamwork.
• Communicate with Quality Management on a daily basis to ensure the appropriateness of accounts requiring precertification and follow-up by UM personnel.
• Work closely with the financial counseling unit, including any vendors, in the sharing of account information to minimize potential denials and aid in the financial assistance process.
• Maintain a communication network with physicians’ offices, internal departments and payers to help obtain needed information and resolve problem accounts.
• Work with PFS and Revenue Cycle departments to complete retro authorization request.
• Provide support and assistance with claims denial due to pre-authorized issues.
• Completes point of service collection process as identified.
• Documents accounts appropriately.
• Adheres to Point of Service Collection policy.
• Uses strong customer service skills that reflect Mission, Vision, and Values statement of the St. Elizabeth Healthcare.
• Maintain strict patient confidentiality at all times
• Promotes cooperation and teamwork
• Speaks clearly and concisely in a courteous and friendly tone of voice.
• Listens carefully to the caller, answers questions, and seeks assistance from others as needed.
• Interacts with managers, co-workers, and other hospital personnel in the sharing of work-related objectives and the need for clarification and/or process improvement.
• Demonstrates a personal commitment to continuous quality improvement through active participation.

Additional Requirements

• Required to attend monthly staff meetings, possible evening or weekend hours.
• Responsible for completing annual hospital and department educational requirements.
• Attends meetings and webinars as assigned.
• Adhere to policy and procedures of St. Elizabeth Healthcare.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• High School Diploma or GED

Specialized Knowledge:

• PC skills, including Word and Excel
• Strong Interpersonal and organization skills
• Proven track record of excellent customer service skills.
• Good typing skills / data entry skills
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Maintain patient confidentiality
• Organization and prioritization skills

Kind and Length of Experience:

• 1-year experience in call center, office, healthcare, or other team-oriented setting.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you’re looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you’ll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.