Patient Access Specialist – Southampton OPC - Registration - Hospital for Special Surgery
Southampton, NY
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Patient Access Specialist I
HSS Southampton OPC Registration
Per-Diem
Overview:
HSS Southampton offers physician office visits and radiology. The Patient Access Specialist (PAS) I is a highly visible customer service position that is responsible for scheduling, pre-registration, and registration of patients in person and by phone using the Epic system.
The Patient Access Specialist (PAS) I is an entry level multifaceted position that works with interdisciplinary team members in the management of patient flow. The PAS I spends most of the day completing repetitive core PAS tasks for one functional area and meets standard productivity and quality expectations.
Responsibilities:
- Provide exceptional customer service to all patients, visitors, and customers
- Interview patients and accurately enter and update patient demographics, personal information, and medical history
- Collect and scan legal IDs, insurance cards, signed consent forms, third party liability documents, and advance care plans
- Obtain electronic and/or phone benefit verifications, coordinating benefits, determining participating and non-participating insurance coverage
- Collect co-payments and out of pocket payments
- Resolve patient checklists and workqueue encounters
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein
Qualifications
Required Qualifications/Skills:
- High school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.), may include specialized or vocational courses
- 0-1 years in a healthcare or related customer service field
Desired Qualifications/Skills:
- Strong computer skills, with proficiency in office automated tools: e-mail, outlook, and data entry
- Superior written and oral communication skills
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Knowledge of healthcare and health insurance
- Familiarity with medical terminology
- Displays positive attitudes towards assignments and others
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and calculate percentages