What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Access Associate 2 position at Inova Health System?
Inova Physician Services- Neurology- PB Clinic at Fair Oaks is looking for a dedicated Patient Access Associate 2 to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday - Friday, between 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Patient Access Associate 2 Job Responsibilities:
- Expresses sincere concern and empathy when dealing with customer complaints.
- Accesses appropriate systems/services to confirm insurance coverage or other means of
- payment.
- Communicates scheduling changes to patients, staff, physicians and patient representatives in a
- timely and professional manner.
- Identifies and communicates payroll authorization and referral requirements to patients.
- Explains insurance benefits and patient liability by using appropriate communication
- methods/styles.
- Reports safety hazards/violations and takes appropriate action to protect the environment and
- guests until help arrives - if necessary.
- Delivers an acceptable volume of work with high levels of accuracy while improving inefficiencies
- and minimizing repetitive errors by revising current workflow procedures.
- Recognizes when a problem needs to be elevated for resolution and involves others in the problem solving process when additional input is needed.
Additional Requirements:
- Work schedule: 8-hour shift (Monday - Friday, between 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
- Education: High School or GED
- Experience: 1 year of healthcare patient access experience or 1 year of experience in healthcare revenue cycle Or Bachelors degree in lieu of experience.
- Certification: None
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Salary : $5,250