PATIENT ACCESS CLERK - PART TIME BENEFIT ELIGIBLE

Patient Access Clerk – Patient Access – Part Time Benefit Eligible Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital, stand‑alone, not‑for‑profit hospital located in Ste. Genevieve, MO, that focuses on personalized care. Our 25‑bed inpatient facility is a Medicare 4‑star rated hospital and is ranked in the top 1% nationally for patient safety, quality, and efficiency. We are proud to extend the mission of SGCMH by putting people first with excellent, personalized, and compassionate healthcare. Our deep community roots date back as the oldest town west of the Mississippi River and we employ approximately 490 employees and 100 multi‑specialty providers on staff. Benefits Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. We also offer a wellness program that includes financial incentives, counseling, sick leave, and paid time off, as well as retirement planning. What To Expect As a Patient Access Clerk Welcome patients and visitors to the department by greeting them in person and on the telephone, answering inquiries or referring questions to other staff members when needed. Conduct patient interviews in a confidential manner. Verify demographic and financial/insurance information with the patient or the patient’s representative, updating when necessary. Verify insurance information, benefits, and eligibility for patients receiving care with our hospital. Coordinate with utilization review when necessary. Ensure authorization numbers are obtained for scheduled out‑patient services such as MRIs, CTs, nuclear medicine, and stress tests. Escort in‑patients to their rooms and direct out‑patients to the correct department(s), escorting them when necessary. Work with surgical scheduling to pre‑register patients for ODS procedures. Reconcile information systems data by editing registrations performed by support ancillary service registrars. Create new providers in the Clinical Dictionary when presented with an order from a provider that has never used our facility for out‑patient services; complete with provider type, name, address, phone, fax and NPI number. Perform semi‑annual OIG reviews on all providers to check for infractions. Perform other related duties as assigned. Qualifications High school graduate or equivalent. Basic office skills such as keyboarding and filing. 3 months to 1 year of experience. SGCMH is an equal‑opportunity employer. All recruiting, training, and employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, handicap, military or veteran status or any other legally protected status. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital