Admitting (Patient Access) Part-Time

About the job

Benewah Community Hospital in St. Maries, Idaho is hiring a part-time Admitting and Billing (Patient Access) worker. The job is shared between two departments: registering patients for the emergency department, outpatient and inpatient care, and giving secretarial support to the billing team.

What you'll do

• Manage the flow of patients through emergency, outpatient and inpatient registration
• Collect demographic and insurance details from incoming patients and verify active payer sources
• Explain basic financial policies on insurance coverage
• Get signatures on clinical and financial consent forms and scan insurance and ID cards
• Collect deposits, self-pay deposits and copays at the point of service
• Answer, direct and take messages for incoming hospital calls
• Act as the main secretarial support for the billing office and help other billing team members

What you need

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel
• Typing at 30 or more words per minute, plus filing, calculation and organization skills
• Clear communication, ability to multitask and to stay calm in difficult situations
• Able to write legibly, clearly and concisely

Preferred

• Knowledge, training and experience in a healthcare office
• Cerner or Cerner EMR experience
• Customer service experience
• Two years of office experience, or an equal mix of education and experience

Schedule

• Part-time, 3 days a week