Access Services - Supervisor

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare or related field of study

• Three (3) years of experience in patient scheduling, registration and billing in a healthcare work environment

Stand: Frequently

Sit: Frequently

Walk: Occasionally

Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop or reach overhead: Frequently

Lift and carry weight: 25 lbs

Push and pull weight: 25 lbs

Use hands to touch, handle or feel: Frequently

Talk: Continuously

Hear: Continuously

Taste or smell: Occasionally

Read, concentrate, think analytically: Continuously

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

• High School Diploma/GED

• Seven (7) years of experience in patient scheduling, registration and billing in a healthcare work environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge of Epic system and third-party payer requirements.

• Supervisory experience

Job Requirements:

• This position assumes responsibility of manager during the absence of manager, educates staff on scheduling requirements, and physician templates, payer requirements and government rules and regulations required for compliance, registration and customer service.
• They will also perform regular audits to insure productivity, quality and compliance. 
• Provides report of findings and works with administrative team to develop corrective action plans. Displays exceptional leadership, supervisory, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Supervises department staff by monitoring activities and productivity daily and takes appropriate action to ensure staff consistently meets performance standards 
• Responsible for ensuring the team meets expectations for work queue productivity, quality, and customer service 
• Seeks out continuing education of regulatory changes and industry standards; ensures information is provided to staff timely 
• and based on workload 
• Documents personnel issues and promotes a balanced a conducive work environment
• Ensures all department, CABC, ICE, and UAMS policies are followed
• Establishes and maintains performance standards for productivity, quality, and compliance 
• Implements process improvement and reports results 
• Ensures staff is educated and conducts themselves in the performance of all duties 
• Knowledge of individual responsibility and ensures staff preparedness following Joint Commission standards and facility safety and emergency preparedness standards
• Maintains current knowledge of the profession and all state and federal regulatory mandates. 
• Maintains required job skills competencies and completes skills assessments annually 
• Completes and maintains documentation of continuing education hours annually
• Supervises the day-to-day operations of the assigned Access Coordinators, and Patient Representatives.
• Responsible for knowing and understanding clinic policies/procedures and is able to act on these policies/procedures
• Schedules, reschedules, coordinates, and cancels appointments using the hospital systems
• Works closely with management to develop, implement, and maintain formalized training plans 
• Responsible for annual training facilitation staff development and providing employee coaching.
• Assists with and contributes to employee evaluations.
• Works with CABC Support for timekeeping and other HR items.
• Promotes teamwork and models the core concepts of Patient Family-Centered Care (PFCC).
• Conducts and assists with crucial conversations with staff when disagreements occur and when necessary progressive 
• discipline.
• Conducts team meetings and one-on-one meetings with direct reports.
• Participates in new employee onboarding, training, and development of staff
• Provides proper transfer of information as necessary using communication skills and tools.
• Responsible for ensuring staff is collecting all frontend payments during the check-in process.
• Other duties as assigned

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.