Patient Access Representative

4 days ago


Danville, Pennsylvania, United States Geisinger Health System Full time
Job Summary

Geisinger Health System is seeking a highly skilled Patient Access Representative to join our team. As a key member of our front-line support team, you will be responsible for coordinating and performing office activities in an effective and efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities
  • Register incoming patients and support the patient process, scheduling future appointments as applicable.
  • Check patients in for appointments and accurately verify demographics.
  • Assure all check-in procedures are completed and monitor patient wait times, communicating changes to the patient as necessary.
  • Read and interpret insurance responses, understanding general guidelines and insurance rank requirements to properly assign primary, secondary, and tertiary insurance per encounter.
  • Ensure patient receives necessary disclosure and privacy information, obtains necessary legal and financial signatures.
  • Communicate financial obligations to patients and collect fees at time of service as appropriate.
  • Communicate the purpose of and complete all necessary regulatory forms with patient.
  • Complete patient's visit by scheduling any necessary follow-up appointments to include any specialty or ancillary services as possible.
  • Process multi-channel messages related to patient and/or physician requests regarding appointments, referrals, prescriptions, and complaints.
  • Notify patient or guarantor of anticipated financial responsibility including copays, deductibles, or coinsurances and collect accordingly.
  • Perform cash posting following department guidelines.
  • Abide by organizational and HIPAA guidelines, privacy practices, patient confidentiality, and patient rights.
  • Independently work work queues to ensure timely resolution of all accounts.
  • Maintain productivity and quality performance expectations.
  • Maintain high regard for confidentiality.
  • Accurately perform medical record maintenance and releases.
  • Assist with referrals and pre-certifications, at the time of encounter.
  • Properly utilize and maintain patient recall and reschedule lists.
Benefits
  • Full benefits (health, dental, and vision) starting on day one.
  • Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents.
  • Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA).
  • Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
  • 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions.
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly.
  • Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
  • MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive.
  • Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay, and a free membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools, and more.
  • Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life, and pet and legal insurance.
Requirements
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED).
  • Minimum of 1 year-related work experience.
Our Purpose and Values

At Geisinger Health System, everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family, and our communities. We strive to treat everyone with kindness, excellence, learning, innovation, and safety.



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