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PATIENT ACCESS SPECIALIST

HEART OF THE VILLAGES PLC
Lady Lake, FL

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Job Details

Full-time
9 days ago

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED

Full Job Description

Position Summary

The Patient Access Specialist is responsible for supporting front-end revenue cycle operations by ensuring accurate scheduling, patient registration, check-in and check-out workflows, insurance eligibility verification, financial clearance, and point-of-service collections. This role helps ensure patients are properly scheduled, financially prepared, and efficiently processed during their visit.

The Patient Access Specialist works closely with clinical teams and revenue cycle leadership to maintain accurate patient records, support smooth clinic flow, improve patient experience, and help prevent billing delays or denials.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scheduling & Registration

Schedule patient appointments according to provider availability, service requirements, and clinic scheduling protocols.
Accurately collect and verify patient demographic information including address, contact information, guarantor details, and insurance coverage.
Ensure patient registration is completed accurately within the electronic medical record (EMR) or practice management system.
Verify provider, location, and appointment type to ensure proper scheduling and resource utilization.
Maintain scheduling accuracy to support clinic efficiency and reduce appointment errors.

Patient Check-In / Check-Out

Greet patients and verify identity using appropriate patient identifiers upon arrival.
Perform patient check-in activities including demographic verification, insurance validation, and required documentation collection.
Ensure completion of required forms such as consent to treat, HIPAA acknowledgement, financial policy acknowledgement, and assignment of benefits.
Update patient arrival status in the EMR and coordinate with clinical staff to support efficient patient flow.
Facilitate patient check-out after the visit by scheduling follow-up appointments, diagnostic testing, or procedures as ordered by the provider.
Provide appointment instructions and ensure patients understand next steps in their care plan.

Eligibility & Financial Clearance

Verify insurance eligibility and benefits prior to patient services.
Identify referral, authorization, or pre-certification requirements and escalate when necessary.
Confirm financial clearance requirements are met prior to services to prevent billing delays.
Communicate patient financial responsibility including copays, deductibles, and coinsurance.
Document eligibility verification and financial clearance activities in accordance with organizational policies.

Point-of-Service (POS) Collections, Estimates & Patient Balances

Collect copays, deductibles, and outstanding balances at the time of service.
Provide patient financial estimates when available and explain payment expectations.
Offer payment options including payment plans or financial assistance programs when appropriate.
Accurately document and process point-of-service collections in accordance with organizational procedures.
Assist patients with general billing questions and route complex financial inquiries to Patient Financial Services.
Meet productivity, accuracy, and aging targets.
Participate in audits, quality reviews, optimization, and process improvement training initiatives.

Performance Accountability / Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Scheduling & Registration Metrics

Scheduling accuracy rate
Registration accuracy rate
Demographic error rate
Appointment utilization and scheduling efficiency

Eligibility & Financial Clearance Metrics

Eligibility verification completion rate
Authorization identification accuracy
Financial clearance completion prior to service
Preventable denial rate related to registration or eligibility errors

POS Collections & Financial Metrics

POS collection rate vs. expected collections
Copay collection accuracy
Patient balance collection rate
Payment documentation accuracy

Call & Patient Experience Metrics

Call handling quality and professionalism
Patient satisfaction and service experience
Timeliness of patient response and follow-up
Patient wait time and check-in efficiency

This job description summarizes the primary duties of the position and is not intended to be all-inclusive. Duties may change at management's discretion.

Qualifications and Skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Associate degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, or a related field preferred.

Experience

1–3 years of experience in patient access, scheduling, registration, or healthcare front-end revenue cycle operations preferred.
Experience working with electronic medical record (EMR) or practice management systems.

Knowledge & Skills

Knowledge of insurance eligibility verification, patient financial responsibility, and point-of-service collections.
Strong customer service and communication skills with the ability to clearly explain financial information to patients.
Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced clinical environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
Understanding of healthcare privacy regulations, including HIPAA.
Bilingual skills are a plus.

Working Conditions

Work area must protect the confidentiality of the work the employee is performing.
Regular use of office equipment.

Physical Requirements

Extensive and regular periods of sitting, standing, bending, walking, seeing, talking, and listening.
Full range of body motion, including complete manual and finger dexterity, as well as effective hand-eye coordination.
Adequate visual acuity, including the ability to read information.
Occasional requirement to reach with hands/arms, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
Occasional requirement to push, pull, lift, and/or move up to 10 pounds.

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