Position: Patient Access Specialist
Reports To: Patient Access Supervisor
Schedule: PRN - every other weekend 7am-7pm
Position Location/Department: Registration
Sheridan Community Hospital is a dedicated rural healthcare facility commitd to providing compassionate, high-quality care to our community. We are proud to serve our patients with excellence and personal attention, and we're seeking a motivatee Patient Access Specialist to join our front-line team.
The Patient Access Specialist plays a vital role in delivering a positive first impression to patients and vistors. This postions is responsible for patient registration, insurance verification, and ensuring accurate and timely data entry. You'll be a key part of the patient care experience, supporting our mission to provide accessible,effcient,and respectful service. Must have full understanding of HIPAA.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Answering multi line phones and registering patients
- Treat all patients and associates with respect, dignity, and provide professional service to them in a timely, polite and considerate manner.
- Distribute forms and paperwork to patients and then check them over to ensure that required fields are completed appropriately.
- Register new patients and update necessary records.
- Maintain confidentiality of all patient records.
- Verify insurances and collect payments
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
