Patient Access Scheduler - Financial Clearance Center at BHS

Lexington, Kentucky, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Scheduling, Patient Access, Financial Clearance, Epic, Customer Service, Communication, Insurance Verification, Pre-registration, Payment Estimates, Benefit Evaluation, Typing

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Summary Job Description: Baptist Health is looking for a Patient Access Scheduler to join our team in Lexington, KY Patient Access Schedulers are responsible for scheduling patients for diagnostic tests and procedures as ordered by referring physicians (generally via Epic, fax or telephone). The Patient Access Scheduler will handle a large volume of incoming calls or faxes and schedule with multiple procedures within multiple departments. This person will be the first point of contact with patients or physician offices, and must ensure their needs are met. This person will be working in a fast paced environment where they will be expected to display expert customer service and communication skills to properly assist patients or office staff. They are responsible for informing patients and/or physician staff of the proper preparation and instructions for the tests ordered, and identify any precerts/authorizations/referrals they need to acquire. Must maintain effective communication with the patient, physician offices and ancillary departments within the hospital. Pre-registration, creation of payment estimates, insurance verification and benefit evaluation prior to appointment is imperative. Responsible for retaining orders for all scheduled appointments prior to service. Requirements · High School diploma or equivalent · Must type 45-50 wpm · Registration or Scheduling Experience Preferred Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056. Job Applicant Privacy Policy Statement - Job Applicant Privacy Policy

Responsibilities

Patient Access Schedulers are responsible for scheduling patients for diagnostic tests and procedures ordered by referring physicians, often utilizing systems like Epic, fax, or telephone. They serve as the initial contact, manage high call/fax volumes, provide necessary preparation instructions, and handle tasks like precertification identification, insurance verification, and payment estimate creation.