Patient Access Supervisor - FT, Evenings (3P-11:30P) - BUCKS ED

Job Details

EOW with either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday off

Oversees the daily registration functions within Patient Access’s scope of work. Ensures the operational unit is staff appropriately. Promotes a positive patient experience for patients and families. Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication and customer service skills when interacting with staff, patients, families, and leadership. Supervises efficient and compliant registration processes ensuring regulatory and compliance requirements including adherence to departmental and institutional protocols. Prioritizes responsibilities to complete daily work requirements, resolves departmental and patient problems as needed and monitors key performance metrics to ensure goals are achieved.

Job Description

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

• Maintains staffing schedules including timely responses to requests for time off.  Manages resources to ensure all vacancies are covered with minimum or no overtime. Ensures the necessary coverage for the smooth and efficient operation of the department

• Manages on-site operations including MyTime payroll & attendance, downtime support and deposit reconciliation.  Adheres to established project deadlines and budgetary limitations.  

• Responds to all patient complaints or stakeholder concerns.  Consistently identifying ways to improve registration processes.  

• Participate in interviewing and hiring new employees.  Shares in the education and training of new hires. Monitors new employee onboarding to ensure new hires are fully trained and competent in their roles and responsibility 

• Provides constructive communication to service delivery areas, as needed.  Escalating issues to Patient Access Leadership timely.  

• Appraises staff performance, addresses complaints and resolves issues that may arise, and acts as a mentor for staff. Manages and tracks staff’s time and attendance for compliance

• Demonstrates a professional demeanor with patients, families, coworkers and leadership by consistently fostering a positive attitude in the department

• Ensures regulatory and compliance requirements are met; comply with departmental and institutional protocols 

• Achieves individual and team performance metrics. Completes staff quality assurance reviews.

• Completes staff’s annual performance evaluation providing feedback on staff member’s performance and achievement of annual goals to the Regional Manager

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required)

Knowledge of patient registration, third-party insurance coverage including manage care plans, benefits, authorizations/referrals and coverage requirements  

Proficient with Computer and Microsoft Office skills and familiar with healthcare EHR applications i.e. EPIC, Cerner

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Requires the use of problem solving and decision-making skills in a variety of complex situations 

Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills 

Strong quality assurance and critical thinking skills are necessary for this role

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: 

Associate’s degree in healthcare or business admin required or in lieu of degree a minimum of 5 years of work experience in a physician office/practice, hospital setting, healthcare insurance provider or other healthcare relevant experience

AND

Minimum of 2 years of patient registration experience required

Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience in a physician practice or hospital environment, healthcare insurance provider or other healthcare relevant experience required.

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Jefferson Health Northeast

Primary Location Address

240 Middletown Boulevard, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.