Patient Access Specialist I Outpatient Behavioral Health

We are recruiting for a motivated Patient Access Specialist I - Outpatient Behavioral Health to join our team!

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Department

Substance Use Disorder Oper

The following positions within Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Adult Psychiatry Psychiatric Emergency Services CARES and Outpatient Behavioral Health Services are offering the opportunity to enroll in a program offering a cash incentive to recognize your work treating patients with substance use disorders. This program is sponsored through the ACCESS (Advancing Careers Competencies and Equity in Substance Treatment Services) grant. Employees must be >

0.6 FTE to be eligible. 50% of the bonus will be received 90 days after signing the program contract. Program is available until grant funds are exhausted.

Registered Nurses (RNs) may earn up to $7500

Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs) may earn up to $3500

Care Navigators may earn up to $3507

Job Summary

Under general supervision performs all components of patient registration / discharge into the EPIC system. Registration / Discharge includes entering charges for services data entry and chart breakdowns. Prepares daily cash deposit. Performs a variety of routine office tasks and maintains logs. Provides customer service answers telephones and is a clerical support to nursing and counseling staff.

Essential Functions :

• Answers telephone inquiries; screens calls; routes calls and takes messages (20%)
• Collects co-payment point-of-service payment deposits and other payments issue receipts and balance cash drawers. (20%)
• Works to properly identify patients to increase clean claims and minimize errors associated with misidentification. (10%)
• Completes documentation for uninsured patients seeking emergency care to include CICP and Emergency Medicaid. (10%)
• Coordinate bed assignment transfers and discharges through various applications and maintain communications with inpatient nursing units and nursing supervisors. (10%)
• Verifies and updates patient demographics information and billing insurance information for new and existing patients. (10%)
• Calls insurance companies for treatment authorization and benefit information. (10%)
• Disseminated direct admit information to other Patient Access personnel for proper screening and insurance verification. (5%)
• Maintain quality assurance scores of 98% or higher in conjunction with department expectations. (5%)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

Shift

Days (United States of America)

Work Type

Regular

Salary

$20.00 - $26.96 / hr

Benefits

Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5% and generous medical plans

Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands travel and more

Tuition reimbursement & assistance

Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

Respect

Belonging

Accountability

Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center a 555-bed acute care medical center Denvers 911 emergency medical response system 10 family health centers 19 school-based health centers Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety a Public Health Institute an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorados primary and essential safety-net institution Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable serving as a pillar for community needs and caring for more than 185000 individuals and 67000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Accounts Handling,Access,Commissioning,Biotechnology,Civil Engineering,Health And Safety Management

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 20 - 26