PAS Representative

Core Functions

• Helps provide a positive customer experience by welcoming patients to the facility, introducing themselves, explaining what they intend to do with the patient, and thanking them for choosing Banner Health.
• Performs pre-registration/registration processes, verifies eligibility and obtains authorizations, submits notifications, and verifies authorizations for services.
• Verifies patient’s demographics and accurately inputs this information into A/D/T system, including documenting the account thoroughly to maximize reimbursement and minimize denials/penalties from the payor(s).
• Obtains federally/state required information and all consents and documentation required by the patient’s insurance plan(s).
• Must be able to consistently meet monthly individual accuracy goal as determined by management.
• Verifies and understands insurance benefits, collects patient responsibility based on estimates at the time of service or during the pre-registration process.
• May perform financial counseling to patients and their families, explains company financial policies, and provides information as to available resources, and assists patients with applying for Medicaid.
• Affords financial assistance programs (i.e.: basic financial assistance, enhanced financial assistance, prompt pay discount, loan program).
• Acts as a liaison between the patient, the billing department, vendors, physician offices, and the payor to enhance account receivables performance and meet payment collection goals, resolve outstanding issues and/or patient concerns, and maximize service excellence.
• Communicates with physicians, clinical and hospital staff, nursing, and Health Information Management Services to resolve outstanding issues and/or patient concerns.
• Works to meet the patient’s needs in financial services.
• Consistently meets monthly individual productivity goal as determined by management.
• Completes daily assignments/work lists, keeps electronic productivity log up to date, and inputs information accurately.
• Identifies opportunities to improve process and practices good teamwork.
• Provides a variety of patient services and financial services tasks.
• May be assigned functions such as transporting patients, may precept new hire employees, recapping daily deposits, posting daily deposits, or conducting other work assignments of the Patient Financial Services team.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
• Knowledge of patient financial services, financial, collecting services, or insurance industry experience processes normally acquired over one or more years of work experience.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision and to work independently.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively interact with a wide range of audiences.
• Strong knowledge in the use of common office software, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software are required.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
• CHAA certification is preferred.
• Work experience with the Company’s systems and processes is preferred.
• Previous cash collections experience is preferred.