Patient Access Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a dedicated Patient Access Specialist to join our team in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. In this Contract-to-permanent role, you will play a vital part in ensuring seamless patient admissions and interactions, while upholding organizational standards and regulatory compliance. This position offers an opportunity to impact patient care through exceptional service and attention to detail.

Responsibilities :

• Accurately assign medical record numbers (MRNs) and complete compliance checks to ensure proper patient documentation.
• Provide clear and compassionate instructions to patients while collecting insurance information and processing physician orders.
• Meet assigned point-of-service goals through efficient and precise handling of patient accounts.
• Conduct audits of patient accounts to ensure accuracy and compliance, generating statistical reports for leadership as needed.
• Perform pre-registration tasks by contacting patients to gather demographic, insurance, and financial information, including past due balances.
• Explain and obtain signatures for general consent forms, distributing educational documents to patients and guardians.
• Verify insurance eligibility and input benefit data into the system to support billing and point-of-service collections.
• Screen medical necessity using approved software, informing patients of potential non-payment scenarios when applicable.

Shifts are 10-6 : 30pm M-F, with rotating Saturdays