Patient Access Representative

Title: Patient Access Representative

Location: Michigan, Pontiac, United States

Part Time

Job Description:

Position Summary: Under the direction of the Patient Access Registration Front Line leadership team, the Patient Access Registrar is accountable to ensure a smooth timely registration/admission process.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Accurately and efficiently performs registration and financial functions via Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to include: thorough interviewing techniques, registers patients in appropriate status, following registration guidelines while ensuring the accurate and timely documentation of demographic and financial data; obtains the appropriate forms and scans into the medical record as per department protocol.
• Greet customers promptly with a warm and friendly reception.
• Collects, documents, scans all required demographic and financial information.
• Direct patients to appropriate setting, explaining, and apologizing for any delays.
• Always maintains professionalism and diplomacy, following specific standards as defined in the department professionalism policy.
• Estimates and collects copays, deductibles, and other patient financial obligations
• Manage all responsibilities within Compliance guidelines as outlined in the Hospital and Department Compliance Plans and in accordance with Meaningful Use requirements.

Applies recurring visit processing according to protocol.

• May facilitate use of electronic registration tools where available (Wacom's, iPads, etc.).
• Performs duties otherwise assigned by Management.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 1-year experience in a customer service role or health care industry.

Preferred:

• Working knowledge of Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook, Cerner, EPIC or other EMR system, Electronic Eligibility System and various websites for third party payers for verification is preferred
• Medical terminology preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrates characteristics that support the values, vision, mission, policies, and procedures of McLaren Health Care.
• Provides service excellence standards:

o Responds promptly, professionally and courteously to all customers' needs.

o Cooperates and communicates effectively with all McLaren Health Care team members.

o Contributes to continuous quality improvement efforts.

o Must be able to understand, explain, calculate, analyze and interpret the information reviewed daily.

• Ensures customer interactions are done in a professional and courteous manner.
• Communications: communicates verbally and in writing in a positive, consistent, enthusiastic, and open mannered approach with all internal and external customers.
• Works independently in a self-directed, non-confrontational, collaborative manner.
• Constantly seeks opportunities to improve processes to support more efficient and effective work outcomes.
• Customer Focus: promotes positive internal and external relations by actively seeking and being responsive to customer feedback. Ability to support and participate in continuous quality improvement projects.
• Translates Mission and Vision into daily interactions with internal and external customers. Demonstrates drive, initiative and ownership in all endeavors undertaken for the benefit of the McLaren Health Care.
• Displays high ethical standards.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Part-time
• Requisition ID: 25006799
• Daily Work Times: 6:30pm-5:00am
• Hours Per Pay Period: 60
• On Call: No
• Weekends: Yes