Patient Access Liaison 1 - Full Time

Description

Full-Time: Five 8-hour shifts a week of 3:30pm-12:00am, including every other weekend.

About the role

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates patient flow through the system from scheduling through registration and service so that patients have a "one touch" registration/scheduling experience.
• Responsible for obtaining demographic and financial information to ensure accurate patient identification and identify and secure appropriate payment sources.
• Performs registration functions and insurance eligibility verification.
• Provides estimates for services when appropriate.
• Receives and processes patient financial liability payments.
• Performs accurate search/selection of patient within the hospital system to maintain the integrity of the Electronic Master Patient Index (EMPI) and to ensure the accuracy of patient identification.
• Accurately establishes and schedules appointments for services from patients directly or physician’s offices following the designated protocols of the scheduling systems (Soarian Scheduling, Soarian Financials, Cerner, Athena, etc.).
• Performs registration functions in the system and enters accurate and complete demographic and financial information to aid in securing payment for services rendered.
• Performs insurance eligibility verification and executes payor requirements as needed. Includes initiating eligibility transactions via the Internet, contacting the payor to obtain billing information and authorization and scripts for service when appropriate.
• May initiate contact to patients to obtain additional information or confirm scheduled appointments.
• Provides estimates for services when appropriate. Requires an understanding of coding, procedural protocols and the charge description master.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required HS Diploma with minimum of 2 years job related experience.
• Associate degree with 6 months job-related experience - Preferred.
• Minimum Experience of 1 year preferred in a job-related experience.
• Basic MS Word & MS Excel.
• Customer Service and organizational skills.
• Certification from National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) within one year of hire.

Other Information

Company: Norwalk Hospital Association
Org Unit: 455
Department: Patient Access
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $19.57 -$21.63 Hourly