Patient Access Rep I - PRN Emergency (1st Shift)

Job description

Department: 10256 Enterprise Revenue Cycle - Condell IL ED Arrival Status: Part time Benefits Eligible: No Hou rs Per Week: 0 Schedule Details/Additional Information: - PRN/As needed position - Must pick up at least 35 hours per month with one of the shifts being on a Saturday or Sunday and one holiday per year per the PRN contract in order to keep PRN status Pay Range: $20.80 - $31.20 Major Responsibilities: - Accurately collects and analyzes all required demographic, insurance/financial, and clinical data necessary to register/admit patients from all payer classes. - 1)Recognizes communication obstacles for patients with loss of hearing and/or sight, and those that have trouble in reading, writing and understanding the English language. Responds appropriately to patients' communication needs, secures interpreter or other necessary assistance to ensure customer comprehension. - 2)Using approved identification standards, positively identifies the patient and ensures assignment of a unique medical record number and appropriate banding. - 3)Collects and records accurate and thorough patient, guarantor, insured and insurance information when registering patients' accounts. - 4)Interpr...