Patient Access Representative

Patient Access Representative

The University of Miami UHealth department of Patient Access at the UHealth campus in downtown Miami has exciting opportunities for Patient Access Representatives.

The Patient Access Representative projects a professional and welcoming demeanor and welcomes visitors (i.e., vendors, customers, patients, staff, students etc.) to the department by promptly greeting them, in person or on the telephone, and answering or referring their inquiries appropriately.

Core Responsibilities :

• Serve as Patient Advocate and Service Ambassador by providing a favorable first impression and proactive attention to internal and external customers in order to meet or exceed expectations, address concerns, and optimize experience.
• Perform all on-site patient access registration related functions promptly without compromising patient safety, quality, service levels, and reimbursement.
• Comply and abide with all established UHealth policies and procedures related to Patient Access and State / Federal regulations.
• Identify and collect patients self-pay responsibility including co-pays, deductibles, co-insurances, self-pay discount rates, global packages, and previous outstanding balances for both technical and professional components in POS 11 and 22 clinics thereby playing a key role in reducing AR, Bad Debt, and Collection Costs by collecting patients financial responsibility upfront.
• Perform other duties as assigned based on departmental needs.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Requirements :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience and / or certifications may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Floridas only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. Were the challenge youve been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.