Patient Access Representative (Casual)

St Marys - Detroit Lakes Clinic

1006160 REGISTRATION - EH SS

This position will work a minimum of 8 hours every pay period. They will cross train into all areas including Clinic Registration, Emergency Department Registration, and Clinic Scheduling. The shifts will vary in times, and although this position won't be scheduled to work weekends, they will need to work one weekend shift every month when they are available to pick up.

This position greets customers and facilitates the patient registration process in a timely, professional, and courteous manner. Interviews and obtains demographic and financial information from patients or their representatives through face-to-face and virtual interactions to provide Essentia Health with the documents and data necessary to ensure appropriate care and compliant, accurate patient registration and billing.

This position serves as liaisons between patients and Virtual Patient Registration Representatives and Patient Schedulers. They must be able to complete patient checkout, schedule follow-up appointments per the physician’s order, and provide patients with cost estimates and itineraries for their upcoming appointments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interviews patients to obtain complete demographic details, financial information, and minimum health information to ensure appropriate care provision 
• Obtains copies of insurance cards and other forms of identification, and updates patient information in the medical record as necessary
• Performs point of service data collection, including identifying and collecting patient co-payments and down payments, reconciles the cash drawer, and reports daily deposit records associated with the collection of co-payments to ensure accurate accounting of revenue
• Maintains all assigned work queues according to supervisor’s instructions and guidance
• Interacts positively and in a caring manner with patients, co-workers, and others to provide highest level of customer service
• Answers incoming phone calls, schedules appointments, and refers to clinical team as needed
• Sanitizes registration equipment between each use and restocks basic supplies
• Other clerical duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous Patient Access Representative or Patient Scheduler experience
• Completion of Healthcare Business Insight’s Patient Access 2nd Level Certification Program within six months of hire date

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