Patient Access Representative

Building Name: AHMC - Dwyer Health Center

Location Address: 696 State Route 11, Moira New York

Regular

Department: AHMC- Medical Practices- Health Centers

Full Time

Standard Hours: 40

Biweekly Scheduled Hours:

Shift: Variable

Primary Shift: -

Weekend Needs: As Scheduled

Recruiter: Melissa Cummings

Under the direction of the Practice Supervisor, the Patient Access Team Representative (PATR) will interview and collect patient demographic, and record it into the practice's EMR information system. The PATR is also responsible for distributing required patient information in a confidential manner, scheduling the appropriate tests, follow up appointments, monitoring provider schedules, answering telephones and documentation in the EMR, ordering inventory and communicating with ancillary and clinical departments when necessary. The PATR will manage all referrals to specialty practices and obtain prior authorizations from insurance companies. PATR will work with insurance companies to maintain a working knowledge of changing insurance requirements; and update patient insurance info as verified.