Patient Access Representative

JOB PURPOSE:  The purpose of this job 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.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:  None required.

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

SHIFT: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM                           STATUS: 40 hours (full-time)

SALARY: $17.71 – $20.71 / HOUR