Patient Access Representative

Patient Services RepresentativeLocation: Geisinger Healthplex State CollegeShift: Days (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40Worker Type: RegularExemption Status: NoJob Summary: Responsible for front line support to the department. Coordinates and performs front line office activities in an effective and efficient manner for the department. Greets and registers incoming patients, supports the patient check out process and schedules future appointments as applicable.Job Duties:Responsible for checking patients in for appointments and accurately verifying demographics.Assures all check-in procedures are completed and monitors patient wait times, communicating changes to the patient as necessary. Provides kiosk support to facilitate check-in where applicableUnderstands general guidelines and insurance rank requirement to properly assign primary, secondary, and tertiary insurance per encounter. Reads and interprets insurance responses.Ensures patient receives necessary disclosure and privacy information, obtains necessary legal and financial signatures.Communicates financial obligations to patients and collects fees at time of service as appropriate.Communicates the purpose of and completes all necessary regulatory forms with patient.Completes patient's visit by scheduling any necessary follow up appointments to include any specialty or ancillary services as possible.Processes multi-channel messages related to patient and/or physician requests regarding appointments, referrals, prescriptions, and complaints.Notifies patient or guarantor of anticipated financial responsibility including copays, deductibles, or coinsurances and collects accordingly.Performs cash posting following department guidelines.Independently works work queues to ensure timely resolution of all accounts.Maintain productivity and quality performance expectationsAccurately performs medical record maintenance and releases.Assists with referrals and pre-certifications, at the time of encounter.Properly utilizes and maintains patient recall and reschedule lists.Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.Position Details:Benefit Highlights: Start day 1 of hireFull benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day oneThree medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependentsPre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contributionCompany-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributionsGenerous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quicklyUp to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar yearMyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentiveFamily-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved onesEmployee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care; Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and moreVoluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insuranceEducation: High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)Experience: Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)Certification(s) and License(s): Skills: Clinic Support Services, Communication, Computer Literacy, Customer Service, Health Information Systems (HIS), HIPAA Compliance, Multitasking, Organizing, TeamworkOUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.