Admissions Specialist PAS

Admissions Specialist PAS

We’re looking for a qualified Admissions Specialist like you to join our Texas Health family.

Position Highlights

· Work location: Texas Health Stephenville 411 Belknap Stephenville, TX 76401

· Work environment:  Clerical / Admin

· Work hours: Full Time; 36 Hours; Days; Thursday, Friday & Saturday 6a-6p 

As a compassionate member of the care team will welcome patients and their families when they arrive, putting them at ease and setting the tone for the rest of the visit. 
During the patient interaction, accurately gathers complete demographic information to ensure electronic health record integrity consistent with high reliability organization principles. 
To ensure a seamless visit, identifies correct network coverage and obtains and/or validates healthcare benefits and/or pre-certification for applicable tests and/or procedures. These efforts maximize reimbursement for services rendered.
Educates patients and/or families about applicable legal, ethical, and compliance documents; ensures regulatory consents are signed by the appropriate parties. 
Engages with patients in understanding their financial obligations based on the financial policy and accurately prepares estimates to collect co-payments, self-pay deposits, and patient balances. 
Ensures all payor and government required elements are completed correctly, particularly the MSPQ, Important Message from Medicare (IMM) and medical necessity checking (ABN and Letter of Non-Coverage).
As a highly reliable organization stays up to date and complies with all applicable regulations with the operating systems, entity and system policies and procedures.
Maintains customer service and/or productivity guidelines set forth by applicable leadership. 
Engaged and willing partner who mentors peers, exhibits flexibility and adapts easily to change. 
Participates in staff meetings, process improvement, special projects and completes other duties as assigned. 
Maintains daily Epic work queue and personal Employee Scorecard Dashboard.
Team member is responsible for maintaining awareness and accuracy of THR contracted insurance plans; as well the ability to communicate with patients/and families alerting patients of Out of Network and advise of potential financial implications, such as non-coverage.