Access Coordinator - Daniel Drake Center - Outpatient Support Services

Access Coordinator - Daniel Drake Center - Outpatient Support Services (
Job Number:
 068525)

Description

 

At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.
As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you'll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.
UC Health is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of employment.

 

Title: Access Coordinator  

Location: Daniel Drake Center

Department: Outpaitent Support Services

Hours: 40/week

Shift: First

 

Primary Purpose: Verify appropriate personal demographic and financial information for the purposes of ensuring:  maximal reimbursement for services rendered.  Initiates on-line verification and/or makes phone contact with Insurance Carriers and Plan Administrators to verify patient benefits.  Precerts all inpatient stays and high dollar outpatient services.  Ensures authorization has been obtained for all scheduled and non-scheduled inpatient and high dollar outpatient procedures.  Follows up on missing data or problem accounts.  Documents complete and accurate data relating to all necessary eligibility, benefits and precertification information in appropriate LastWord database fields.  Informs management of trends of incomplete data, registration issues, etc.

Qualifications

 

Knowledge and Skills:

Education: High school diploma, associate's degree preferred or equivalent combination education and experience.

Years of Experience: One to three years experience in Registration, Billing, Customer Service, or Managed Care Organization work environment.

Required Skills and Knowledge:  Analytical skills.  Computer Literacy – use of multiple systems LastWord, OfficeMed, Envoy, OMNI, HDS, IDX, QUADRIS, Florida Shared, Ability to use Internet Access and utilize third party payor systems for eligibility and verification. Knowledge of health insurance coverage and requirements and payor contracts. Excellent communication skills, problem solving ability to deal with customers who are often adversarial. Typing (minimum of 35 words per minute).

Organization
 - Daniel Drake Ctr Post Acute Cr
Primary Location
 - Daniel Drake Center - 151 West Galbraith Road - Cincinnati, OH