Centralized Access Rep I, Financial Clearance, Per Diem, Hybrid

Job Title: Centralized Access Rep I

Location: Barnabas Health Corp

Department: Centralized Scheduling

Req#: 0000163447

Status: Per Diem

Shift: Day

Salary Range: $24.64 - $25.47 Hourly

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly range for this position if hired to work.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Summary:

The Central Access Representative position plays a key role in the health system, interacting with patients, providers, payers and counterparts involved in each patient's care.

Essential Functions:

• Ensures accuracy in all required demographic, financial, referral/authorization, clinical, and other registration data is accurately scheduled, collected, verified, and communicated as a core competency of this role.
• Supports departmental policies, practices, and initiatives in support of patient experience, throughput, safety standards and revenue cycle outcomes.
• Functions include scheduling of hospital and physician services for all RWJBH sites, pre-registration/registration, pre-admission/admission, insurance verification, referral coordination, pre-certification, screening for financial counseling, eligibility determination, and pre-service estimate communication and collection of any required copays, deductibles or co-insurances.
• Collaborates, communicates and coordinates to create a positive experience through the entire patient access and revenue cycle flow.

Job Requirements:

• Call Center experience
• Customer service experience.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required within one (1) year of hire.
• 1+ years of relevant experience in patient access preferred.
• Successful completion of all training and orientation programs required

Scheduling Requirements:

• Monday-Friday, shifts can take place between the hours of 6am-6pm
• Ideal availability: 12pm-6pm

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.