Patient Access Specialist 2 - Cancer Institute Access Operations

About the role

Under general supervision of the Patient Access Manager or Supervisor, this position follows established policies and procedures. Key responsibilities include gathering and recording necessary information for scheduling hospital procedures and generating hospital accounts.

Responsibilities

• Gathers and records all necessary information for scheduling hospital procedures and generating hospital accounts.
• Obtains and verifies demographic, confidential clinical, and financial information necessary to accurately and efficiently schedule surgery and other hospital procedures.
• Pre-registers patients, verifies insurance eligibility and benefits, identifies services requiring insurance authorization, notification, and/or precertification.
• Recognizes and adheres to all CMS, JCAHO, and HIPAA requirements when creating a hospital account.
• Works directly with nurses, medical staff, ancillary departments, insurance carriers, and other external professionals to assist patients with obtaining health care and financial services.
• Performs job duties in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of Tampa General Hospital.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• An approved medical terminology certification or med term course completion with satisfactory scores within 6 months of hire.
• Two years' experience as a PAS 1 or equivalent with scheduling, registration, and/or insurance verification in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Two years' experience as a PAS 1 or equivalent with scheduling, registration, and/or insurance verification in a healthcare setting.

Skills

• Expertise with all proficiencies of a PAS 1.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$35,110.40 per year

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm

Contact Information

Tampa General Hospital
TGH Main Campus
Eligible for Remote Work
On Site