Patient Access Specialist Jobs

Patient Access Specialist Sr position with UCHealth Medical Group in primary care and specialty care clinics in the Colorado Springs Region. Full-time positions, several opportunities available.
Work Schedule: Full Time Days
Responsibilities:
Registers patients, schedules appointments, follow-up appointments, and assigns appropriate length of visit per physician request. Obtains demographic information and performs related clerical functions.
Provides instruction to patients regarding what to bring to the appointment, time of appointment and location of physician. Registers patients for medical care including laboratory, outpatient services, physician or other medical office. Pre-registers patients when needed.
Collects and confirms complete patient demographics, current employer, emergency contact information, insurance and case-specific information such as referring physician.
Verifies insurance eligibility for governmental insurance payors (i.e. Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, etc.). May complete Medicare Secondary Payor Questionnaire for all Medicare eligible patients. Reviews patient accounts for outstanding balances and forwards to Accounting.
Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
Requirements:

• Minimum Required Education: None required.

The pay range for this position is: $19.10 - $24.83 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
UCHealth offers a Five Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee's contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of five years' employment.
UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package:

• Wellness benefits
• Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may also qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
• Retirement plans to include pension plan and 403(b) matching
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance
• Paid time off. Start at UCHealth with a bank of PTO after your first pay check. Accrue PTO hours on hours worked
• Full medical, dental and vision coverage
• Tuition and continuing education reimbursement
• 5 year incentive bonus

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UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.
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