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Admissions Specialist - Emergency Full Time Days

We're looking for qualified Admissions Specialists like you to join our Texas Health family.

Work location: Texas Health Rockwall, 3150 Horizon Road, Rockwall, TX 75032

Work hours: Full Time, 40 hours weekly, Day schedule

Here's What You Need:

•High School Diploma or Equivalent is required

•1 year of relevant customer service experience is required

•2 years of professional office/hospital office experience preferred

•CHAA - Certified Healthcare Access Associate preferred upon hire preferred and

•CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training required within 90 days of hire

Skills
Ability to promptly assess requests by using electronic and paper resource materials and correctly respond to patient inquiries.

Excellent data entry, numeric, typing and computer navigational skills, with attention to details.

Proficient computer skills, medical terminology, Epic, Microsoft Office and assorted software programs.

Exhibits a pleasant, professional, polished presence exhibiting the ability to troubleshoot utilizing critical thinking skills.

Requires exceptional listening, interpersonal and communication skills, and professional, pleasant and respectful telephone etiquette.

Ability to maintain a professional demeanor in a highly stressful and emotional environment, to include crime, behavioral health and suffering patients in addition to life-or-death situations.

Must be able to exhibit a high level of empathy with the ability to effectively communicate with patients and family members during life changing events, while demonstrating exceptional customer service skills.

Demonstrates ability to manage multiple, changing priorities in an effective and organized manner and appropriately escalating concerns to leadership.

What You Will Do:

As a compassionate member of the care team will welcome patients and their families when they arrive, putting them at ease and setting the tone for the rest of the visit.
During the patient interaction, accurately gathers complete demographic information to ensure electronic health record integrity consistent with high reliability organization principles.
To ensure a seamless visit, identifies correct network coverage and obtains and/or validates healthcare benefits and/or pre-certification for applicable tests and/or procedures. These efforts maximize reimbursement for services rendered
Educates patients and/or families about applicable legal, ethical, and compliance documents; ensures regulatory consents are signed by the appropriate parties.
Engages with patients in understanding their financial obligations based on the financial policy and accurately prepares estimates to collect co-payments, self-pay deposits, and patient balances.
Ensures all payor and government required elements are completed correctly, particularly the MSPQ, Important Message from Medicare (IMM) and medical necessity checking (ABN and Letter of Non-Coverage)
As a highly reliable organization stays up to date and complies with all applicable regulations with the operating systems, entity and system policies and procedures
Maintains customer service and/or productivity guidelines set forth by applicable leadership.
Engaged and willing partner who mentors peers, exhibits flexibility and adapts easily to change.
Participates in staff meetings, process improvement, special projects and completes other duties as assigned.
Maintains daily Epic work queue and personal Employee Scorecard Dashboard
Team member is responsible for maintaining awareness and accuracy of THR contracted insurance plans; as well the ability to communicate with patients/and families alerting patients of Out of Network and advise of potential financial implications, such as non-coverage.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee:

•Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

•Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

•Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

•A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Entity Highlights:

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is proud to serve the growing areas of Rockwall County, Kaufman County, Hunt County, eastern Dallas County, southern Collin County, and outlying areas. Our caregivers live in these tight knit communities too therefore we have a particular interest in providing the best care possible for you - our neighbors, friends, and family members.

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.

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