Description
SUMMARY
• Views insurance card(s) and scans into computer system reviewing for mandatory precertification and/or other third party payer requirements
• Collects complete financial information to include payer name, identification number, group number, subscriber name, guarantor name and address, and precertification numbers
• Selects appropriate financial class and insurance code
• Performs online real-time eligibility verification and registration scrub via Epic and makes changes to registration errors accordingly and in a timely fashion
• Screens for insurance eligibility via insurance websites, where appropriate
• Completes Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire for all Medicare-eligible patients
• Completes all admission forms required by Medicare
STATUS: Part Time
LOCATION: SLH - Canton Potsdam Hospital
DEPARTMENT: Admin/Business Support
SCHEDULE: Evenings/Midnights with every other weekend rotation
ATTRIBUTES
o Medical Terminology
o EHR Programs (e.g. Epic)
o ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS codes and coding processes
o Hospital billing processes and reimbursement
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Interviews the patient and/or family member either in person or by telephone to collect demographic, financial, and medical information
• Performs correct name inquiry and identifies patient according to policy and procedure without errors
• Collects complete demographic information of patient including address, phone number, and employer
• Collects medical information to include patient complaint
• Explains consent information, obtains signatures, witnesses (legibly) with no omissions
• Obtains copy of patient identification document(s)
• Completes registration process within five minutes for preregistered patients and ten minutes for non-preregistered
• Contacts physician offices to obtain and confirm patient information
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
PAY RANGE: $18.70 - $27.44
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
