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Job ID: 129304
Location: Hendersonville, NC
Facility/Division: Pardee UNC Health Care
Status: Part Time
Shift: Day Job
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
The Patient Access Representative is commonly the first point of contact for patients and provides the first impressions of our healthcare system. They accurately register patients for healthcare services, facilitate and guide the patient into the system of care, and act as a resource for patients and their families. The Patient Access Rep is responsible for all aspects of the patient registration process.
Responsibilities:
• Greets and incorporates patients and families into our system of care, ensuring positive customer service though demonstration of a caring, professional, and helpful disposition.
• Verifies patient identities and records relevant information in electronic medical records system, creating new entries when necessary, and updating patient demographic and insurance information.
• Handles, understands, and explains complex and sensitive information, in particular health insurance coverage, benefits and associated documentation, adhering to applicable privacy and compliance standards.
• Organizes and schedules patient into system of care, where applicable, and directs patients throughout the facility as needed per their scheduled services
• Explain and collect co-payments, deposits, and outstanding balances in service of organizational goals. When applicable, uses and explains price estimation tool to provide best accurate financial obligations to patients.
• Act as a resource for the patient during registration process, including explaining and completing complex forms and documents needed for regulatory and accreditation compliance
• May be asked to support adjacent tasks in their area of work, organizing provider schedules, switchboard operations or inventorying personal effects for admitted patients
Other information:
Qualifications
Required
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Experience performing in a customer service capacity
• Experience working in a business system, such as an electronic medical recordkeeping (EMR) point of sale (POS) or inventory system
Preferred
• Experience or formal instruction in the use of medical terminology
• Experience working or with one or more electronic medical recordkeeping (EMR) system
Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC
Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: Patient Accounting
Work Type: Part Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 25.00
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: PARDEESUPP
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine are committed to valuing all people throughout our organization, regardless of background, lifestyle, and culture. A diverse and inclusive work environment for staff and culturally appropriate care for our patients, are essential to fulfilling our UNC Health vision of improving the health of all North Carolinians.
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