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IA_MMC Mercy Health Services - Iowa, Corp.
Patient Access Rep - Full Time - Days
Job Description
Employment Type:
Full timeShift:
Day Shift Description:
Position Purpose:
Provides patient focused customer service. Performs outpatient & / or inpatient registration & insurance verification functions; collects patient financial liability payments & ensures that patients meet financial requirements including Medicare medical necessity, payer pre-certifications & referrals. Provides general information to hospital users, patients, families & physician offices. What you willDo:
Responsible for validating/obtaining and entering demographic, clinical, financial, and insurance information into the patient accounting system by interviewing the patient, family member and/or guarantor. Preforms activities that are related to registration in a variety of setting/locations and for multiple patient types (Inpatients, Outpatients, Ambulatory Surgery, Emergency Department, Diagnostic Outpatients, Labor & Delivery, Newborn, Lab Specimens, etc). Prepare patient estimate and informs patient/guarantor of their liabilities and collects appropriate patient liabilities, including co-payments, co-insurances, deductibles, deposits and outstanding balances at the point of check-in. In the collection of funds, documents payments/actions in the patient accounting system and provides the patient with a payment receipt. Obtains signed physician orders for all tests and procedures from physicians/offices. Prepares identification bracelets and patient ID labels. Obtains/scans patient/guarantor signatures on required forms (ID cards, insurance cards, consent to treatment, assignment of benefits, release of information, waivers, etc.). May audit & record the patient's valuables, securing appropriate authorizations, if needed.Hours/Schedule:
9 hour shift (6:30- 4 or 7
- 4:30 or 7:30
- 5 rotates weekly), 4 days a week, 72 hours per pay period with rotating Saturdays 7:30
- 11
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent. HFMA CRCR orNAHAM CHAA
required within one (1) year of hire.Experience:
Minimum one (1) year customer service experience. Patient Access experience preferred.Special Skills and Competencies:
Annual assessment of competency is completed every year. Must be able to read, write and/or speak English. Computer/PC experience/skills are required. Typing (40 words per minute) or data entry (50-60 keystrokes per minute) preferred. Knowledge of medical terminology desired. Excellent communication skills verbal & written, interpersonal skills are necessary in dealing with internal and external customers, including the ability to interpret customer requirements, recommend and take action to satisfy the customer's needs. Accuracy, attentiveness to detail and time management skills required.Position Highlights and Benefits:
Education Assistance offered Effective Day 1 Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, and more) for positions 20 hours per week or greater Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials Generous paid time off program Retirement Savings program with employer match starting on Day 1Ministry/Facility Information:
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center provides expert health care to 15 counties. MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is a 342 bed, regional referral teaching hospital in Mason City, Iowa. MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center is an 11 bed, rural access hospital in New Hampton, Iowa. Our service area spans 15 counties across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. We serve a population over 260,000. With more than 3,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center is the largest employer in the region. MercyOne Medical Group- North Iowa is part of Iowa's largest multispecialty clinic systems.
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A Registrar or Patient Service Representative provides direct assistance to patients at a health care or long term care facility. Answers questions and helps resolve complaints; provides liaison with health care providers; may assist with coordinating appointments or addressing billing or insurance issues.
$43,756 / year median in Iowa
+5% projected growth