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Sanford Health

Patient Access Representative | Diabetes & Thyroid | 40 hrs/week

Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57102

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Patient Access Representative – Diabetes & Thyroid Facility: Heart Center – Location: Sioux Falls, SD – 1305 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA

Shift: Day • Job Schedule: Full time • Weekly Hours: 40 • Salary Range: $16.25 – $23.00 • Job Function: Revenue Cycle

Job Summary As the first point of contact, you will provide extraordinary customer service to patients in the clinic or by phone, creating a welcoming and safe environment for every interaction. This role involves registration, scheduling, financial assistance coordination, and additional administrative duties to support the clinics’ operations.

Responsibilities

Registration

Greet patients and verify demographics

Create, scan, and route documents or electronic forms

Explain documents to patients and obtain necessary signatures

Establish and assign financial responsibility and assist with arrangements following appropriate policies and procedures

Collect co‑payments, pre‑payments, and payments on account balances

Work through the registration work queue to address and resolve registration errors or denied insurance claims

Scheduling

Coordinate appointments with nursing team and providers to meet patient needs

Obtain and coordinate referrals and conduct pre‑authorization

Arrange interpreter services

Check patients in/out

Operate multi‑line phone and serve as switchboard operator calling codes and paging providers

Resolve work queue issues, manage recall and waitlists

Additional Duties

Prepare and coordinate charts and supporting provider documents

Initiate and collaborate on patient financial assistance

Track patient visits and manage health information on patient accounts

Compile, distribute, administer, and score assessments

Coordinate tele‑medicine appointments and reminder calls for appointments

Assist with hospital admissions

Perform office duties such as making copies or sending faxes

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent preferred; post‑secondary education helpful

One year of work experience, preferably in a medical office setting; six months' customer service experience desired

Proficiency in medical terminology helpful; customer service skills essential

May require Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for certain locations and/or settings

Benefits Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full‑time and part‑time employees, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time‑off package. For more information about total rewards, visit the benefits page.

Employment Statement Sanford is an EEO/AA employer (M/F/Disability/Veteran). If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please call 1‑877‑673‑0854 or email talent@sanfordhealth.org.

Sanford Health has a drug‑free workplace policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre‑employment background screening as a condition of employment.

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