Patient Access Representative

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Working in Patient Access and as a member of the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) System Services team, you can have a career that allows you to grow and advance while making a difference in people’s lives. We use a coordinated approach to delivering administrative and operational services across our entire healthcare system. The Patient Access Representative ensures that the patient experience in accessing healthcare at BILH is efficient and welcoming, and that patient confidentiality is respected and patient safety is preserved. Performs a variety of functions to support an accurate, safe, and customer-focused registration process, either electronically, telephonically or in person. Job Description: Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to: Registers patients presenting for visits. Explains the registration process to patients and responds to patient questions. Processes patient co-payments, co-insurance, deductibles, and balances due. Safeguards cash, checks and receipts and reconciles cash drawer at the end of each business day. Completes the Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire for each patient and adjusts patient coverage based on results. Instructs patients and obtains signatures on consent forms, financial forms, and other documents required by the clinical department; distributes documents to patients; scans, processes, and records receipt of all documents collected during registration encounter. Counsels patients regarding non-covered services, obtaining signatures on Advance Notice Beneficiaries (ABNs), consents and waivers. Monitors patient waiting area for a smooth, efficient registration flow. Advises patients of potential delays and takes steps to ensure a pleasant patient experience. Responds to patient concerns and potential patient safety issues accordingly. Recognizes health conditions that are a possible risk to others and adheres to appropriate established procedures to help contain risk. Assures a neat, orderly registration desk and patient waiting area, securing all confidential patient information. Scheduling: Initiates patient scheduling activities by prioritizing and accessing a variety of sources, including patient phone calls and digital messaging, orders, scheduled order work queues. Utilizes a variety of information sources to schedule, reschedule, and cancel patient appointments. Establishes working relationships with staff of assigned clinical departments. Understands and correctly applies unique clinical department scheduling protocols. Remains current on scheduling protocols and applies judgment, or seeks management assistance, to ensure safe patient care when clinical department scheduling protocols do not meet patient needs. Minimum Qualifications: Education: High school degree or equivalent. Associate’s degree preferred. Licensure, Certification & Registration: None Experience: 1-3 years related work experience. Experience with computer systems required, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications. Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

Able to work successfully in a fast-paced, multi-task environment, where some independent decision-making is necessary. Able to process electronic information and data accurately and efficiently. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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