Patient Access Rep III / Dell Children's Medical Center / Patient Access Admitting 001 / FT Weekends / 72 Hours Bi-Weekly
Location: Austin Texas
Description: Dell Children's Medical Center is at the momment seeking for Patient Access Rep III / Dell Children's Medical Center / Patient Access Admitting 001 / FT Weekends / 72 Hours Bi-Weekly right now, this career will be placed in Texas. For detail informations about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Additional Job Information
Title:
Pa! tient Access Rep III
City, State:
Austin, TX
Location:
Dell Children's Medical Center
Department:
Patient Access Admitting 001
Additional Job Details:
FT Weekends, 72 Hours Bi-Weekly
Marketing Statement
Seton Healthcare Family offers rewarding and diverse career opportunities, superior benefits and excellent options for personal growth. Seton is always looking for dedicated and skilled individuals willing to share their hearts with those we serve.
The Seton Healthcare Family, a member of Ascension Health, is the leading provider of healthcare services in Central Texas, serving an 11-county population of 1.8 million. The network includes five urban acute care hospitals, two rural hospitals, a mental health hospital, several strategically located health facilities that provide medical care for well patients and three primary care clinics for the uninsured. Four out of ev! ery ten overnight patients in the region receive their care at! a Seton facility.
With more than 13,000 associates, Seton is the largest private employer in Central Texas and the only not-for-profit organization among the top 25 employers in the Austin area. In addition, Seton is home to four Magnet nursing facilities-University Medical Center Brackenridge, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Seton Medical Center and Seton Northwest Hospital.
About Austin:
Austin is in the heart of the beautiful Texas hill country-only a few hours from Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Enjoy a mild climate, affordable housing and no state income tax! Plus you'll have the chance to be part of a friendly city that offers something for everyone: lively nightlife, recreational activities, colleges & universities, lakes and family-oriented fun. Rich in history, cultural diversity, natural beauty and a vibrant blend of professions, Austin is a cosmopolitan city with a down-home feel. Whatever you like, Central Texas h! as something to offer.
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Job Description
Summary:
The Patient Access Rep III performs clerical and reception duties associated with patient registration.
Responsibilities:
Greets patients and visitors, responds to questions/concerns and directs them to appropriate location. Provides on-going communication with clinical staff regarding patient status.
Collects and enters all necessary demographic, clinical, billing and insurance information from patients or responsible parties.
Explains processes and forms to patients prior to securing signatures and ensures that all documents are properly signed and witnessed as required.
Determines and accepts required payments, including co-pays and deductibles.
Ensures medical necessity compliance b! y obtaining necessary data, reviewing compliance system, communicating ! information to patient or guarantor and obtaining necessary signatures.
Accountable for multiple scopes of service and capable of working in outpatient, day surgery, inpatient direct admits, observation, bed board and emergency room as need with accuracy. Transfers patients between facilities, receives facility transfer information and up/downgrades. Serves as preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff. Functions as a team leader in the department by ensuring daily processes are complete, scheduling employees, providing answers to employee questions and assisting in employee orientation and training.
Protects financial integrity of the facility by collecting patient liability, establishing payment arrangements, discussing payment options and screening for eligibility. Completes complex financial counseling including the review and submission of charity applications.
Identifies alternative resources for financial reimbursement.
Verifies insurance eligibility and benefits and ensures all notifications and authorizations are completed within the required timeframes. Monitors, reviews and resolves patient account issues on assigned reports. Performs account analysis and trending. Completes quality review and monitors for process improvement opportunities.
Performs other duties as assigned.
May be required to be "on-call."
Education & Experience:
HS or Equivalent,
And,Three (3) years prior experience in a medical business office, hospital, or other customer service setting is required.
Supervisory and/or leadership experience is preferred.
High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Seton Healthcare Family is an equal employment opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local equal employment regulations and laws. It is the policy of! the Seton Healthcare Family to afford equal employment opportunities t! o all employees and prospective employees without regard to their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic or status that is protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all personnel actions, such as hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, layoff and all other conditions and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Affirmative Action goes beyond the concept of equal employment opportunity. Affirmative Action policies and programs are required to overcome the present effects of past discrimination and to achieve equal employment opportunity for members of groups that are or have been formerly under-represented. Affirmative Action policies and programs are tools whereby additional efforts are made to recruit, employ and promo! te qualified members of formerly excluded groups, even if that exclusion cannot be traced to particular discriminatory actions. Through specific and result-oriented activities, Seton Healthcare Family’s goals are to ensure that every person is given full consideration through equal employment opportunity policies and practices and to achieve a representative workforce through its affirmative action efforts.
It is further the policy of the Seton Healthcare Family to encourage vendors, contractors, affiliate institutions and others doing business with the Seton Healthcare Family to observe the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Dell Children's Medical Center.
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This career starts available on! : Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:53:00 GMT