The purpose of a Patient Access Representative is to perform all aspects of patient intake from scheduling appointments, insurance verification, pre-registration, pre-certification, medical necessity verification and copay/deductible collection.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Schedules patients for test adhering to established policy and procedures. 
• Obtains, name, date of birth, social security number, address, clinical history and insurance information.
• Pre-registers patients and obtains all detailed insurance information.
• Collects any copays/deductibles at time of pre-registration.
• Obtains diagnosis information and completes medical necessity verification.
• Performs insurance verification and pre-certification, when applicable.
• Interviews patients and obtains all necessary information to register patient for services.

EDUCATION: 

• Possess a High School diploma or equivalent required.

PREFFERED: 

• Possess one (1) or two (2) years of college with completion of an approved program in medical terminology.
• Possess prior experience with patient scheduling or unit coordinator.  Knowledge of third-party payors desired.

EXPERIENCE: 

• Possess previous experience in health care delivery system with exposure to patient registration.

SHIFT:  9:30AM – 6:00PM      |         STATUS:   40 HOURS  

RATE OF PAY:  $17.71 – $19.21 / HOUR

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Tagged as: customer service, entry, Full-time, High-school degree, Patient Access, Patient Registration, Registration