Description
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. COMPASSIONATE CARE.
Ozarks Community Hospital in Gravette, AR has an immediate opening for a full-time Patient Access Specialist within our Admitting Department.
ABOUT OUR HEALTH SYSTEM.
Ozarks Community Hospital is a safety-net healthcare provider headquartered in Gravette, Arkansas, serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Ozarks. Our facilities include a hospital located in Gravette, Arkansas and a number of satellite clinics located in Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas.
Ozarks Community Hospital takes great pride in providing patients accredited Patient-Centered Medical Homes through a dozen rural health clinics and as part of a broader range of specialty services located in its two provider-based clinics in Gravette, Arkansas and Springfield, Missouri. Specialty clinic services include Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Diabetes Care, Hepatitis C, Urology, Geriatrics, Pain Management, and the FLAG (Fatty Liver and Goals) Clinic.
Our Mission: Ozarks Community Hospital and clinics are dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare and preventive services to all patients in an atmosphere of compassion, respect, and dignity, with a commitment to care for the underserved and to improve access to care.
Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Up to 3.5 weeks of possible PTO first year (40-hour work week)
- 401k with company match
Job Summary: Under the direction of the Patient Access Supervisor and/or Director, the Patient Access Specialist verifies patient insurance coverage, benefits, and calculates patient financial liability for scheduled services. Will ensure that all authorization requirements are verified, submitting for the authorization when required, and ensuring all approvals are on file prior to services rendered. Will communicate the patient financial liability, as well as any coverage limitations for services prior to the appointment. Specialist will ensure all benefits and Medicare cap tracking are logged onto the appropriate tracker and communicate changes to billing or coverage requirements to the appropriate team members in a timely manner. For recurring services, will monitor the subsequent appointment reviewing for completed, no showed, and cancelled appointments to ensure the patient does not exceed benefits or approved visits. Has the ability to perform duties consistent with Standards of Practice, goals and philosophy of Ozarks Community Hospital and the Employee Code of Conduct.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of one (1) year’s patient access or medical front office experience preferred.
- Minimum 6 months of prior health insurance authorization experience preferred.
- Completion of medical terminology course or equivalent experience preferred.
OCH is an Equal Opportunity Employer