Hiring for a Patient Access Coordinator for a healthcare clinic in Dorchester, MA
Schedule: M–Th: 10a-630p, F: 8a-430p (must be flexible to changes)
Pay: $24/hour
Responsibilities:
- Greets patients, accurately obtains all demographical information, obtains all regulatory data (HIPPA, Medicare, Mass Pro, JACHO, DPH, Emtala, Subscriber, Health Care Proxy)
- Obtains appropriate signatures from patients along with providing patients with regulatory paperwork.
- Assures eligibility of insurance date along with collection of copays. Identifies the patient correctly through the EMPI search, and re verifies with patient including re-verification when bracelet is put on patient.
- Prints appropriate paperwork and escorts patient to location.
- Answers telephones, works on quality checks of registrations.
- Assists all hospital departments in facilitating the accurate registration of patients in order for areas to be able to do their job functions.
- Handles day to day bed placement including scheduled, urgent and emergency admission functions of admitting, transferring, discharging, including all death procedures.
- Works closely with scheduling and precertification areas within Patient Access.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a high school education or equivalent required.
- Requires at least 2 years of relevant work experience; preferably in admitting, medical office, managed care, insurance or customer service environment.
Required Skills:
- Ability to accurately interpret and utilize medical terminology and abbreviations.
- Ability to access and enter computerized data/information.
- Ability to use and troubleshoot basic office equipment.
- Effective interpersonal skills to interact appropriately with nursing staff, patients, families/visitors, physicians, and other hospital staff in a dynamic challenging environment.
- Ability to effectively apply basic secretarial skills, e.g., typing, filing, telephone skills, etc.
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