Patient Financial Associate Emergency Room, Patient Access, $1,000 Bonus, F at Baptist Health South Florida

Boca Raton, Florida, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

15 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Registration, Financial Screening, Verification, Patient Throughput, Onboarding, Training, Collection Goals, Service Excellence, HIPAA, EMTALA, Insurance Contracts, Authorizations, Pre-certifications, Microsoft Office, EMR Applications, Medical Terminology

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Sign-On Bonus: Up to $1,000 Baptist Health is the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 25 years, we’ve been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 45 high-performing honors. What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients’ shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels out commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact – because when it comes to caring for people, we’re all in. Description: Applies only to Emergency Department and BOS Digital Registration. Responsible for completing varied duties to support the revenue cycle, compliance, and patient experience by accurately and efficiently completing tasks in areas of registration, financial screening, verification, and patient throughput, including onboarding and training team members. This incumbent will be responsible for meeting individual collection goals. Maintains a close working relationship with all members of the clinical team to ensure a seamless and positive experience for both patients and caregivers. This incumbent is considered essential staff and must be able to work as needed on weekends, holidays, and during disastrous events. This position may require deployment of legal, ethical and compliance related documents that must be presented and thoroughly explained to the patient at the time of registration. Assist in supporting go lives and different departmental initiatives, including onboarding and training team members. Participate in departmental committees/champion opportunities. Practices the Baptist Health philosophy of service excellence in providing professional, compassionate and friendly service to patients of all ages, families, employees, physicians and community members. Qualifications: Degrees: High School,Cert,GED,Trn,Exper. Additional Qualifications: For internal staff: A minimum of 1 year Patient Access experience and has demonstrated the ability to independently perform all functions within the Level 1 job description. Meets/exceeds BHSF registration accuracy and individual POS collection standards for at least the most recent 6 months. Exceeds departmental KPIs. Maintains a positive attitude, is self-motivated, and encourages others. Identified as a team player and cross trained in multiple areas/product lines to substitute all staff positions as needed. For external staff: Associates Degree preferred with 1 year Patient Access experience, or 2 years experience in lieu of degree. Complete and pass the Patient Access training course. Ability to work in a high volume, fast-paced work environment, and perform basic mathematical calculations. Detail oriented, organized, team player, compassionate, excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills. Desired: Knowledge of healthcare regulatory guidelines to include, but not limited to, HIPAA, AHCA, EMTALA, etc. Understanding of insurance contracts, collections, authorizations and pre-certifications, Microsoft Office products, and EMR applications, etc. Knowledge of medical terminology. Bilingual English, Spanish/Creole. Minimum Required Experience: 1 Year EOE, including disability/vets

Responsibilities

The role supports the revenue cycle, compliance, and patient experience by accurately completing registration, financial screening, verification, and patient throughput tasks, including onboarding and training team members. This associate must meet individual collection goals and maintain close relationships with the clinical team for a seamless patient and caregiver experience.