Job Description - Patient Access Representative


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Nashville General Hospital is hiring for a Patient Access Representative for Patient Access Services as a full-time job in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Patient Access Representative is the first line of quality service to our patients and our guests. This position serves as the ambassador of service, setting the standard. This position greets customers and subsequently provides the highest level of customer service possible. Performs timely and accurate registrations, scheduling, complete benefit verification, patient education (regarding benefits), scanning, faxing, and appropriate authorizations, and referrals for services.
 
Patient Service Representative Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Customer Service - Treats all customers with dignity, respect and courtesy at ALL times, while proactively assisting customers as needed. 
  • Scheduling Schedules surgery/procedures, PAT appointments and 1st post-op visit with appropriate services. Communicates appointments to patients, physicians and others as required. Maintains department data base as back up. Acts as liaison to facilitate communications between physicians, patient/families, PAT, OR, patient access, patient accounts, payors, and outside customers.
  • Department Responsibilities - Follows hospital and departmental rules and regulations by adhering to policies/procedures such as confidentiality, code of conduct, attendance and payroll policies. Maintains a safe and clean patient care area. Uses work time productively
 
Required Skills & Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 yrs. work experience working in a patient access fast-paced healthcare environment.
  • Insurance Verification Experience
  • Healthcare Scheduling Experience
  • Medical Terminology Highly Preferred
  • Bilingual English/Spanish Highly Encouraged to Apply
  • Experience working with managed care health plans
  • Excellent patient registration skills
  • Excellent customer service and telephone etiquette required
  • Solid knowledge of medical terminology
  • Proficient computer skills; internet, typing, data entry
  • High School Diploma (Equivalent) or Higher
About Nashville General Hospital
 
Nashville General Hospital (NGH) is Nashville’s original community- based hospital. Joint Commission accredited, NGH readily accommodates a wide range of needs from emergency services and acute care to ancillary and ambulatory services. NGH continues to maintain its strong commitment to the healthcare needs of Nashville and Davidson County underserved, while also providing care to all segments of the community 
 
Our benefits include: 
 
  • Benefits begin on the first day of the month after one full calendar month of employment 
  • Metro Health Incentive Program - Access to high quality healthcare without incurring out-of-pocket expenses 
  • Short and Long-Term Disability - up to 60% of eligible weekly pay 
  • Life Insurance - Metro provides you with basic life and AD&D coverage at no cost to you 
  • 401K Retirement Plan- eligible up to IRS max limits and includes company contribution 
  • Shift and Weekend Differential Pay Offered on Nights and Weekends 
  • Tuition Reimbursement for Employee and Dependents 
  • Clinical Ladder Program 
  • Up to 12 paid holidays each Year 
  • Flexible Spending Accounts 
  • Free Parking for all employees 
  • HRSA eligible Employer (Loan Forgiveness Program) 
Join our team at Nashville General Hospital. Apply today!
 
Nashville General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.  


We are an E-Verify employer.

For more information, please click on the following links:
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