UofL Health

UofL Health

Patient Access Manager, Mary and Elizabeth Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago
StatisticsComplianceAccountingExcelProcess ImprovementCustomer SupportCernerLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationCritical ThinkingMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Job Summary / Job Purpose Oversees the scheduling, orders management, insurance verification, pre-authorizations, financial counseling, and all points of patient registration for the University of Louisville and Brown Cancer Center.
  • This includes oversight of department operations 24/7.
  • The ability to communicate effectively with all types of people at all levels is critical.

Responsibilities

  • Excellence: Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
  • Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times.
  • Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members.
  • Organized - manages time effectively, keeps tasks appropriately prioritized
  • reflects a drive to achieve and outperform.
  • views people, their knowledge and capabilities as assets and provides opportunities that allow employees to continuously learn and develop.
  • Manages overtime and other departmental expenses within budget; analyzes month-end
  • Maintains in-depth knowledge of the Registration system; actively participates in

Requirements

  • Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats.

Nice to have

  • 5 years' experience in Patient Access operations
  • Extensive knowledge of relationship between Admitting, Clinical Areas, Financial Areas, and pre-service and point-of-service clearance activities.

Skills

  • Expert knowledge of all payer requirements for authorization
  • Proactive - anticipates and plans for problems before they arise
  • Flexible - ability to change directions as needed for the good of the department or organization
  • Advanced knowledge in Excel with Experience in Microsoft Office application.
  • Job Requirements / Qualifications
  • Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):
  • Bachelor's degree in healthcare, business, accounting or equivalent leadership experience
  • Certification preferred (can be acquired post hire)
  • Experience (required and preferred):
  • 3 - 5 years' experience in Patient Access operations
  • Must be able to work under considerable stress, using tact and diplomacy at all times
  • Cerner experience preferred

Benefits

  • Identify reasons for write-offs for scheduled tests not meeting medical necessity and implement
  • With more than 12,000 team members-physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals-UofL
  • Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community.

Company info

  • desire to serve and focus one's efforts on discovering and meeting the needs of internal and external customers.

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