Patient Access Advocate - PresNow Urgent and ER Uptown

Location: PRESNow 24/7 Urgent and Emergency Care - Uptown

Location Address:

7400 Menaul Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110


Compensation Pay Range:

Minimum Offer $16.36
Maximum Offer $24.26
Now Hiring: Patient Access Advocate - PresNow Urgent and ER Uptown

Summary:

Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a skilled Patient Access Advocate - PRESNow Paseo

The Patient Access Advocate I provides primary registration of patient accounts for self-pay, government and commercial accounts on date of service for scheduled and unscheduled visits. Perform registration functions, including updating of demographics, insurance verification, collection of point of service liabilities and documentation of registration information within the ADT system. Confirm account being registered has accurate information to ensure clean billing. Must possess basic knowledge of Medicare (CMS) guidelines, as well as other Compliance Regulatory guidelines applicable to Patient Access. Provide the highest level of customer service to patients/family at time of service through registration interactions as well as providing wayfinding to patients and/or visitors.

Type of Opportunity: PRN
Job Exempt: No
Job is based: PRESNow 24/7 Urgent and Emergency Care - Uptown
Work Shift: Nights (United States of America)


Responsibilities:

• Customer Service and Caring Practices:

• Ability to provide exceptional patient experience for patients and patient families by using CARES, AIDET and EPE tools.

• Addresses and attempts to appropriately resolve complaints in the moment by using key words at key times and de-escalation processes.

• Ability to manage conflict and appropriately request the help of a supervisor when needed.

• \Implement PROMISE and CARES behaviors in every encounter.

• Educates patients for whom they speak regarding insurance benefits and liabilities.

• Ensures accounts are financially cleared at time of service through account review. to alleviate patient concerns over hospital financial matters

Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED

• 6 months experience in healthcare setting or 1 year customer service background.

• Pass 2 week Patient Access Academy with a passing score of 85% or higher (within 6 mos of start).

• CHAA, CHAM or other industry equivalent certification preferred

• Basic understanding of insurance preferred.

• Basic understanding of medical terminology and billing codes (DRG, ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS) preferred

• Requires basic understanding of registration and healthcare.

• Demonstrated strong keyboarding skills, ensuring efficient data entry and documentation.

• Knowledge in Microsoft Office Products.

• Pass EPIC proficiency test required with a 85% score at completion of the Epic Training class.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

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