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Patient Access Intake Specialist - Patient Access UNCH ED
Job ID: 12103
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Facility/Division: Shared Services
Status: Per Diem
Shift: Evening Job
Job Description
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:
This role is responsible in ensuring that patient access processing is performed in accordance with procedure and documented in a timely and accurate manner in ADT and other clinical information systems. Meets departmental/organizational outcome targets
for process accuracy and timeliness.
Responsibilities:
Ensures and verifies key ADT information (insurance verification, patient and guarantor demographics, etc.) is current and accurate to ensure patient safety, charging, coding, insurance processing, and billing accuracy.
Schedules all new and follow-up patient appointments as required. Attempt to reschedule cancellations whenever possible. Communicates cancellations to provider as necessary.
Completes and documents all governmental, regulatory, financial, and contractual forms in accordance to procedure. Ensures document is scanned/saved to correct location and is legible.
Utilizes price estimation tool, when applicable, as part of the registration process to provide the most accurate estimate to patients
Meets departmental target for up front collections to include deposits, estimated amounts due, co-pays, and/or prior balances.
Actively participates in departmental QA by utilizing system work queues, making a personal effort to reduce individual errors, and making corrections. Utilizes system work queues as a daily part of the registration process to minimize errors.
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
● High School Diploma or GED
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Professional Experience Requirements:
● Require two (2) years of customer service and/or clerical experience
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Shared Services
Organization Unit: Patient Access UNCH ED
Work Type: Per Diem
Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00
Work Schedule: Evening Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
Diversity Statement
The UNC Health System 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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