Patient Access Advocate, Part-time Nights

About the role

The Patient Access Advocate is responsible for greeting patients with a smile, answering the phone, entering information into the electronic health record, data base, and general clerical duties.

Responsibilities

• In this position it is imperative you are able to consistently maintain a pleasant, professional demeanor and make patients always feel welcome.
• Ability to multi-task is a must.
• The Patient Access Advocate performs registration functions, including updating of demographics, insurance verification, collection of point of service payments and documentation of registration information within an electronic system.
• The Patient Access Advocate will confirm account being registered has accurate information to ensure clean billing.
• The Patient Access Advocate will also perform visit closure activities including collecting payment, and any needed follow up activities required.
• The Patient Access Advocate provides the highest level of customer service to patients/family at time of service through registration interactions as well as providing wayfinding to patients and/or visitors.
• Greet patients in a friendly, courteous and professional manner in both in person and over the phone.
• Check patients in and out.
• Perform visit closure activities to include collecting payment, and any follow up activities that may be necessary for patient care.
• Verify insurance for eligibility and benefits using online electronic verification system or by contacting payer directly.
• Collect copayments, coinsurance, deductibles.
• Assist staff and patients with clerical duties as needed, including: copying, scanning and faxing documents.
• Creating and maintaining patient files.
• Answer and screen phone calls and direct to the appropriate individual.
• Take and direct messages as necessary.
• Provides callers with information such as company address, directions to the company location, company fax numbers, company website and other related information.
• Confirm all paperwork is filled out correctly.
• Make sure front desk, waiting room area and children’s play are always clean and presentable.
• Assure a clean work environment. This may include duties often reserved for housekeeping services such as emptying trash, vacuuming, mopping floors and cleaning counters.
• Encourage a work environment that is friendly and respectful.
• Provide patients and their families with a customer focused, friendly reassuring open environment that encourages patients to return to our ED/UCs.
• Follow all HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Follow all company policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum Typing Speed of 50wpm.
• Flexibility.
• Effective communication skills.
• Collaboration Skills.
• Patient/Client Focus.
• Technical Capacity.
• Basic knowledge in