Job Category:

Clinical Support

Work Shift/Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Department Overview

The Outpatient Advanced Wound Care Department (AWC) specializes in providing acute and chronic wound care, as well as patient and family education. The advanced wound care center also provides Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) as an adjunctive treatment for certain chronic wounds, osteoradionecrosis, necrotizing infections, failing flaps and grafts, acute traumatic and peripheral ischemia, chronic refractory osteomyelitis, and any other Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society indication.

Ideal and preferred candidates will have two (2) years of previous hospital registration/business office experience.

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Patient Access Service Center Supervisor/Manager, this position is responsible for ensuring the delivery of outstanding customer service while scheduling, obtaining complete and accurate patient demographic information, identifying patient benefits and eligibility, obtaining pre-certification approvals from insurance companies and Physicians offices, identifying insurance and/or patient responsibility, collecting identified co-pay/deductible and/or providing financial counseling when appropriate, and completing the pre-registration process.
 

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications:

• Educational Requirements: High School Diploma or GED

• Minimum Experience:

• Other:

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

• Preferred Educational Requirements:

• Preferred Experience: Two(2) years previous hospital registration/business office experience

• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work independently, emotionally mature, and able to function effectively under stress

• Good communication skills

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Ability to prioritize, organize, and coordinate daily work load

• Working knowledge of Protected Health Information

• Ability to manage change

• Must possess detailed understanding and knowledge of insurance guideline and protocols, the components of full verification, and payor information / requirements

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Responsible for data entry into scheduling system (for OR, Cardiology, and Radiology areas as assigned) including all information obtained from patient, Physician, and/or surgery staff. This data is including, but not limited to, correct procedures, diagnosis codes, and patient insurance information.

• Responsible for identifying available times for scheduled procedures; ensures prompt scheduling to meet the convenience of patients, however, allows adequate time to complete insurance verification and authorization process as efficiently as possible without compromising the procedure.

• Performs medical necessity checks on all appointments in which it is applicable; completes ABN notification upon any failure to meet medical necessity.

• Obtains complete and accurate insurance information and completes insurance verification by contacting patients, Physician offices and insurance/payer regarding the visit; verifies patient’s insurance eligibility and benefits with the information obtained.

• Works according to standard operating procedure during ADT/system downtimes.

• Identify patient's history in all Patient Access Systems to avoid duplication of medical records.

• Responsible for capturing and documenting all pertinent patient demographic, subscriber, and insurance information i.e.; patient policy and ID numbers, subscriber, guarantor, payor address, phone number, and contact information. Documentation must include, effective date, copay, deductible, out of pocket, co-insurance, percentage of coverage and any other pertinent information concerning the specific hospital visit into the ADT system.

• Reviews work and assures accuracy in all aspects of the position; particularly, procedure scheduled, patient type, pavilion code, insurance information, and demographic information to minimize error rate and time delays in other areas.