Patient Access Representative | Emergency Room Department/Float | 40 hrs/week

Sanford Health

Sioux Falls, SD

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$16.25–$23 Per Hour

SKILLS

Calendar Management, Co-Payments, Customer Support/Service, Emergency Care, Financial Management, Health Information Management, Healthcare, Hospital, Insurance Claims, Language Interpreter, Medical Office, Medical Records, Medical Terminology, Medicine, Nursing, Outpatient Care, Patient Assessment, Plan Meetings, Problem Solving Skills, Support Documentation, Team Player

LOCATION

Sioux Falls, SD

POSTED

7 days ago

**Careers With Purpose**

**Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.**

**Facility:** Central Patient Building
**Location:** Sioux Falls, SD
**Address:** 1305 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57117, USA
**Shift:** Varies
**Job Schedule:** Full time
**Weekly Hours:** 40.00
**Salary Range:** $16.25 - $23.00

**Department Details**

Come and join our Main Hospital Patient Access Team! Take advantage of the opportunity to learn multiple departments including the Emergency Department, Main Admissions, Outpatient Care Center, MB2 Lab, and MB3! Hours will consist of primarily day shift, the occasional need to cover evenings/overnights, and mandatory every other weekend coverage.

**Job Summary**

Join our Sanford Patient Access Family and Grow the Good! As a Patient Access Representative, your primary responsibility will be providing extraordinary customer service to patients with every interaction. With being the first point of contact, you will have the opportunity to provide a positive patient experience by creating a welcoming and safe environment, either on the phone or in the clinic. Apply today to learn more about the opportunities available to grow your career at Sanford.

REGISTRATION

- Greet patients & verifies demographics

- Creating, scanning & routing documents or electronic forms

- Inform patients what the document is & capture signatures on necessary paperwork

- Establishes and assigns financial responsibility and assists with arrangements while adhering to appropriate policies and procedures

- Collects co-payments, pre-payments, and payments on account balances

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

SCHEDULING

- Work with nursing team & providers to coordinate & schedule appointments to meet patient’s needs, coordinate provider schedule

- Obtain and coordinate referrals & conduct pre-authorization

- Arrange interpreter services

- Check patients in/out

- Operate multi-line phone

- May resolve work queue issues, manage recall and waitlists, & serve as switchboard operator calling codes and paging providers

ADDITIONAL DUTIES MAY INCLUDE

- Preparation & coordination of charts

- Organize supporting provider documents

- Initiation & collaboration of patient financial assistance

- Track patient visits & health information management on patient accounts

- Compile, distribute, administer, and score assessments

- Coordination of Telemed appointments

- Reminder calls for appointments

- Hospital admission

- Office duties, such as make copies or send faxes

**Qualifications**

High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Post-secondary education helpful.

One year of work experience, preferably in a medical office setting. Medical terminology helpful; customer service skills essential. Six months' customer service experience desired.

May require BLS for certain locations and/or settings.

**Benefits**

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .

Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

**Req Number:** R-0265706
**Job Function:** Revenue Cycle
**Featured:** No

About the Company

Sanford Health

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