Co-Payments, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Data Collection, Emergency Care, Financial Management, Healthcare, Hospital, Insurance Certifications, Legal, Medicaid, Medical Office, Medical Terminology, Medicare, Needs Assessment, Outpatient Care, Patient Assessment, Patient Follow-up, Patient Registration, Physical Demands, Specimens/Samples, Time Management, Typing, Willing to Travel
The E.D. Access Representative works under the supervision of the Manager. The E.D. Access Representative greets patients visitors, ascertains their needs, and presents a professional, courteous appearance. Registers patients timely and accurately online. Follows Patient Access standards to ensure adequate data collection and distribution.
Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care.
Mosaic has a wide array of benefits to meet each employee's individual needs. Our benefits were designed by listening to people just like you. Mosaic also offers several perks with a focus on ensuring our employees feel valued, including concierge services, employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics and many more. When paired with compensation and recognition, it is what continues to make us the employer of choice for employees at any stage of their journey.
Skills and Abilities
Essential Technical/Motor Skills
- Speak clearly and distinctly.
- Precise hand/eye coordination.
Interpersonal Skills
- Communicates appropriately and effectively, written or verbal, in all situations.
Essential Physical Requirements
- Walk, bend, sit, stoop, lift, push, pull.
Essential Mental Abilities
- Read, write clearly, transfer, process and communicate information.
- Remember and follow detailed procedures.
Essential Sensory Requirements
- Visual acuity and color perception
Exposure to Hazards
Other Skills and Abilities
- Registers or activates patient accounts timely and accurately, updating if necessary to ensure the integrity of the database, registers medical center outpatient, lab specimens, and emergency room patients.
- Obtains appropriate signatures for the following: Hospital Consent to Treat, Assignment of Insurance Benefits, Notice of Privacy Practice if applicable, Insurance pre-certification arrangements and financial responsibility, this includes contacting family, legal guardian,DPOA, or appropriate person when necessary for consent to treat.
- Must have knowledge of Medicare and commercial insurance requirements to determine primary and secondary payor information. Distributes Medicare Important Message as required by PRO Review. Provide Medicaid recipients and financial assistance applicants with appropriate financial assistance information.
- Routes patients to ensure proper tests are completed in the correct order to guard against treatment delay. Escorts patients and/or family to ancillary departments.
- Verifies Insurance Eligibility on every patient encounter. Collects deductibles and co-pay amounts from patients upon admission.
- Assures confidentiality of information regarding patients, hospital personnel and medical staff.
- Will have bi-weekly standby shift.
- Attends departmental meetings/in-services.
- Complies with all departmental standards regarding attendance/performance and acts as a role model for fellow staff members.
- Other duties as assigned
Education
- H.S. Diploma - High School Diploma or GED equivalent - Required
- Medical terminology course - Preferred
Work Experience
- Typing of 35 wpm - Required
- 1 Year - Customer service, medical office background - Preferred
Licenses and Certifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required within 90 Days
Travel Requirements
- Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed. - Required
- Registers or activates patient accounts timely and accurately, updating if necessary to ensure the integrity of the database, registers medical center outpatient, lab specimens, and emergency room patients.
- Obtains appropriate signatures for the following: Hospital Consent to Treat, Assignment of Insurance Benefits, Notice of Privacy Practice if applicable, Insurance pre-certification arrangements and financial responsibility, this includes contacting family, legal guardian,DPOA, or appropriate person when necessary for consent to treat.
- Must have knowledge of Medicare and commercial insurance requirements to determine primary and secondary payor information. Distributes Medicare Important Message as required by PRO Review. Provide Medicaid recipients and financial assistance applicants with appropriate financial assistance information.
- Routes patients to ensure proper tests are completed in the correct order to guard against treatment delay. Escorts patients and/or family to ancillary departments.
- Verifies Insurance Eligibility on every patient encounter. Collects deductibles and co-pay amounts from patients upon admission.
- Assures confidentiality of information regarding patients, hospital personnel and medical staff.
- Will have bi-weekly standby shift.
- Attends departmental meetings/in-services.
- Complies with all departmental standards regarding attendance/performance and acts as a role model for fellow staff members.
- Other duties as assigned
Education
- H.S. Diploma - High School Diploma or GED equivalent - Required
- Medical terminology course - Preferred
Work Experience
- Typing of 35 wpm - Required
- 1 Year - Customer service, medical office background - Preferred
Licenses and Certifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required within 90 Days
Travel Requirements
- Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed. - Required