Patient Financial Services PFS Representative Phys Pract

Banner Health Center At Desert Ridge

A rewarding career that fits your life. Those who have joined the Banner mission come from all walks of life, united by the common goal : Make health care easier, so life can be better. If changing health care for the better sounds like something you want to be part of, apply today. Banner Health was named to Fortune's Most Innovative Companies in America list for the third consecutive year and named to Newsweek's list of Most Trustworthy Companies in America for the second year in a row. The providers at Banner Health Center at Desert Ridge are committed to providing comprehensive care for patients and their family. Our goal is to build lasting relationships with our patients and create personalized care plans with an emphasis on prevention and wellness. Our Desert Ridge location is a diverse product facility and has a diverse product line for patients from birth and beyond in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and Family Practice. As a PFS physician practice on our team, we offer a customer-focused and friendly work environment with career growth opportunities. You'll have customer service skills, excellent communication skills and team player.

Shift Details : Monday-Friday 8 hrs / day, hours may vary 6 : 30am-3 : 30pm or 8am-5pm and 10am-7pm one day / wk, possible Saturdays Location : Banner Health Center - 4375 E Irma Lane Phoenix AZ 85050

This position coordinates a smooth patient flow process by answering phones, scheduling patient appointments, providing registration of patient and insurance information, obtaining required signatures following established processes, procedures and standards. This position also verifies insurance coverage, validates referrals and authorizations, collects patient liability and provides financial guidance to patients to maximize medical services reimbursement efforts. This also includes accurately posting patients at the point of service and releasing information in accordance with organizational and compliance policies and guidelines.

Core Functions :

• Performs registration / check-in processes, including but not limited to performing data entry activities, providing patients with appropriate information and intake forms, obtaining necessary signatures and generating population health summary.
• Verifies insurance eligibility benefits for services rendered with the payors and documents appropriately. Assists in obtaining or validating pre-certification, referrals, and authorizations
• Calculates and collects patient liability according to verification of insurance benefits and expected reimbursement. Explains and provides financial policies and available resources for alternative payment arrangements to patients and their families.
• Enters payments / charges for services rendered and performs daily payment / charge reconciliation in a timely and accurate manner. Balances cash drawer at the beginning and end of the day and prepares daily bank deposit with necessary paperwork sent to centralized billing for record purposes.
• Schedules office visits and procedures within the medical practice(s) and external practices as necessary. Maximizes reimbursement by scheduling patients in accordance with payor plan provisions. Confirms patient appointments for the following day as necessary and ensures patients are properly prepared for visits.
• Demonstrates proactive interpersonal communications skills while dealing with patient concerns through telephone calls, emails and in-person conversations. Optimizes patient flow by using effective customer service / communication skills by communicating to internal and external customers, care team, management, centralized services and HIMS.
• Assists in responding to requests for patient medical records according to company policies and procedures, and state and federal laws.
• Provides a variety of patient services to assist in patient flow including but not limited to escorting patients, taking vitals and patient history, assisting in patient treatment, distributing mail and fax information, ordering supplies, etc.
• Works independently under regular supervision and follows structured work routines. Works in a fast paced, multi-task environment with high volume and immediacy needs requiring independent decision making and sound judgment to prioritize work and ensure appropriateness and timeliness of each patient's care.

This position requires the ability to retain large amounts of changing payor information / knowledge crucial to attaining reimbursement for the services provided. Primary external customers include patients and their families, physician office staff and third-party payors.

Banner Health Leadership will strive to uphold the mission, values, and purpose of the organization. They will serve as role models for staff and act in a people-centered, service excellence-focused, and results-oriented manner.

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EEO Statement :

EEO / Disabled / Veterans