Patient Access Representative-Per Diem

Company: Pipeline Health System, LLC
Location: Huntington Park
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Job Description:

Each day is a fresh opportunity to impact the lives of our patients, families, co-workers, and communities. We promote excellence, optimism, respect, and professional growth. If you are looking for a rewarding and positive workplace, look no further than in your own community!

Job Summary:

Reports to the Patient Access Supervisor, Manager and/or Director is responsible for registering patients, obtaining demographic data, and identifying payment source on patient registrations. Assist patient(S) in collecting payments for services rendered and ensuring that the patient is aware of their financial responsibility. Responsibility to include coverage as required in the PBX/Communications Department. To follow regulatory agency requirements-to include Title 22, EMTALA, and HIPAA guidelines.

Essential Job Duties:

• Identify anyone presenting for care or services.
• Collect and input accurate demographic data.
• Complete understanding of how to Admit, Discharge, and Transfer patient through the ADT system.
• Verify insurance and identify the proper insurance plan codes to ensure accurate and prompt payment.
• Obtain any necessary authorizations for services provided
• Collect co-payments and deductibles from patient accounts Behavioral Standards:
  • Exhibits customer and service-oriented behaviors in everyday work interactions.
  • Demonstrates a courteous and respectful attitude to internal workforce and external customers. Communication/Knowledge:
    • Provides accurate and timely written and verbal communication of information in a manner that is understood by all.
    • Able to listen, understand, problem-solve, and carry-out duties to ensure the optimal outcome.
    • Able to use IT systems in an accurate and proficient manner. Collaboration/Teamwork:
      • Contributes toward effective, positive working relationships with internal and external colleagues.
      • Demonstrates cooperation, flexibility, reliability, and dependability in all daily work activities and a willingness to collaborate with others for the good of the customer and the organization. Education/Experience:
        • High school graduate or job-related work experience equivalent.
        • Two years hospital admitting experience preferred. Licensure/Certifications:
          • BCLS Certification Required
          • AB508 Training Required when working in Emergency Department ADA/Physical Demands
            • ADA CONSIDERATION: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Such accommodations must be requested by the employee/applicant in order to be considered.
            • LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information, and to be easily understood through verbal communication in the English language. Must be able to prepare documentation in a manner that conforms to prescribed style and format, and to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Bilingual skills (Spanish) preferred.
            • MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance. Ability to perform upper level mathematical operations, including algebra and geometry, frequent distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.
            • PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is regularly required to lift, push and/or pull weights in excess of 10 pounds. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds, with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
              • WORK ENVIRONMENT: Is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Skills & Requirements Qualifications

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