Patient Access Representative

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000171397
Category: Billing/Collections/Registration
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Department: Dept. of Pediatrics #756

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High School diploma
• Possesses background in medical terminology and experience with medical insurance.
• Equivalent relative experience dealing with the public

Preferred:

• Minimum 2-3 years in Admitting / Registration or hospital billing experience, or working knowledge of registration, insurance, and billing requirements

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS:

• Shift: Day, 8:30am-4:30pm
• Monday-Friday (currently no weekends or holidays)
• Full-Time

• Answers the telephone courteously and in a timely manner
• Demonstrates and maintains the current knowledge of Insurance Companies, State and Federal Healthcare Regulations and requirements
• Demonstrates the ability to enter patient s demographic/insurance information in the computer system accurately and timely
• Demonstrates the ability to verify patient s insurance benefits and obtains the appropriate pre certs/authorizations, and /or referrals as required by the insurance carrier
• Ensures that the patient or responsible party signs all appropriate documents (i.e. consent forms, bill of rights, etc.) and places them in the chart accurately and timely
• Greets and assists patients/visitors in a courteous and timely manner
• Greets and assists patients/visitors in a courteous and timely manner
• Obtains Advance Medial Directives if available and scans them into RAS accurately.