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Patient Access Leader - Healthcare

$80 per hour

Mercor

Job Description

Job Description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Patient Access Leader
Type: Contract
Compensation: $80/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end patient access operations including pre-registration, registration, scheduling, and intake workflows across inpatient and outpatient settings.
  • Evaluate AI-generated outputs related to patient access processes. Identify errors and provide structured, actionable feedback.
  • Develop and enforce policies and procedures for registration accuracy, demographic capture, and point-of-service collections.
  • Monitor KPIs including registration error rates, pre-registration completion rates, insurance verification accuracy, and front-end denial rates.
  • Collaborate with billing, clinical, and IT teams to streamline patient access workflows and reduce downstream claim errors.
  • Document observations, annotate AI outputs , and provide structured feedback to support AI training datasets .

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 5+ years of experience in patient access, patient registration, or front-end revenue cycle management, with at least 2 years in a manager or director-level role.
  • Deep knowledge of pre-registration, insurance verification, scheduling intake, and point-of-service collections.
  • Strong understanding of HIPAA , CMS regulations, and commercial and government payer requirements.
  • Proficiency with Epic , Cerner , Meditech , or similar EHR and registration systems.
  • Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills.
  • Comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment.

Preferred

  • NAHAM Certified Healthcare Access Manager (CHAM) or Certified Healthcare Access Associate (CHAA) credential.
  • Experience with denial prevention strategies at the point of registration.
  • Familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT , Claude , or similar systems.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

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PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

Vacancy posted 6 days ago
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