The Patient Access Representative I position plays a key role in the health system and in providing excellent customer service while ensuring timely throughput and capturing all necessary data timely, The Patient Access Representative I is responsible to greet all patients in a timely and friendly manner, A core function of this position is to ensure that all customers, external and internal, are treated with the highest level of respect, Clearly review and communicate all forms and obtain required signatures for services provided, The Patient Access Representative I ensures accuracy and thoroughness in collection and documentation of the patients demographic and insurance information and utilizes the technology available to complete the registration, The Patient Access Representative I participates in creating a positive environment for patient and colleague satisfaction, Provides excellent customer service to all patients, colleagues and other external and internal customers. Obtains insurance information, completes insurance verification and verifies appropriate authorization status, if required, Ensures that all orders and prescriptions are compliant with appropriate signatures, proper documentation of diagnosis, patient identifiers and are linked to the correct encounter, as applicable, Meets and exceeds department goals including accuracy, point of service collections and productivity.