Patient Access Rep

Careers With Purpose

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland.

Facility: Bemidji 1611 Clinic

Location: Bemidji, MN

Shift: 12 Hours - Day Shifts

Job Schedule: Full time

Weekly Hours: 32.00

Salary Range: $17.93 - $24.26

Union Position: Yes

Job Summary

Join our Sanford Patient Access Family and Grow the Good! As a Patient Access Representative, your primary responsibility will be providing extraordinary customer service to patients with every interaction. With being the first point of contact, you will have the opportunity to provide a positive patient experience by creating a welcoming and safe environment, either on the phone or in the clinic. Apply today to learn more about the opportunities available to grow your career at Sanford.

Registration

Greet patients & verifies demographics

Creating, scanning & routing documents or electronic forms

Inform patients what the document is & capture signatures on necessary paperwork

Establishes and assigns financial responsibility and assists with arrangements while adhering to appropriate policies and procedures

Collects co-payments, pre-payments, and payments on account balances

May work through the registration work queue to address and resolve registration errors or denied insurance claims

Scheduling

Work with nursing team & providers to coordinate & schedule appointments to meet patient's needs, coordinate provider schedule

Obtain and coordinate referrals & conduct pre-authorization

Arrange interpreter services

Check patients in/out

Operate multi-line phone

May resolve work queue issues, manage recall and waitlists, & serve as switchboard operator calling codes and paging providers

Additional Duties May Include

Preparation & coordination of charts

Organize supporting provider documents

Initiation & collaboration of patient financial assistance

Track patient visits & health information management on patient accounts

Compile, distribute, administer, and score assessments

Coordination of Telemed appointments

Reminder calls for appointments

Hospital admission

Office duties, such as make copies or send faxes

Qualifications

Post secondary education or equivalent training in a healthcare or business related field is preferred. Previous customer service experience in an office setting, preferably in a healthcare setting. Knowledge of registration procedures, extensive computer skills, basic knowledge of system applications, billing systems, and third party payers is preferred. Medical terminology desired.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.