What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Access Specialist position at RWJBarnabas Health?
Req #: 0000252336
Category: Revenue Cycle and Patient Access
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Childrens Specialized Hosp
Department: Patient Access Services
Pay Range: $21.72 - $27.00 per hour
Location:
519 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Job Title: Patient Access Specialist
Location: Bayonne Outpatient (BAY2)
Department Name: Patient Access Services
Req #: 0000252336
Status: Hourly
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $21.72 - $27.00 per hour
Pay Transparency
The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview
The Patient Access specialist is a critical role at the local level in ensuring patients and families receive optimal service and timely access to care, provides onsite scheduling, and manages waitlist for multiple disciplines at the local level. The Patient Access specialist is responsible for optimizing booked rates by collaborating directly with onsite leaders and clinical staff to coordinate schedules.
Qualifications
Required:
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
Equal Opportunity Employer
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Category: Revenue Cycle and Patient Access
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Childrens Specialized Hosp
Department: Patient Access Services
Pay Range: $21.72 - $27.00 per hour
Location:
519 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Job Title: Patient Access Specialist
Location: Bayonne Outpatient (BAY2)
Department Name: Patient Access Services
Req #: 0000252336
Status: Hourly
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $21.72 - $27.00 per hour
Pay Transparency
The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview
The Patient Access specialist is a critical role at the local level in ensuring patients and families receive optimal service and timely access to care, provides onsite scheduling, and manages waitlist for multiple disciplines at the local level. The Patient Access specialist is responsible for optimizing booked rates by collaborating directly with onsite leaders and clinical staff to coordinate schedules.
Qualifications
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Good Verbal and written English communication skills
- Electronic Medical Records experience
- Proficiency with internet based technologies including Microsoft Office, data entry, and navigation of multiple applications sensitive to patient confidentiality and maintains HIPPA compliance
- Day Shift
- Monday through Friday
- Works closely onsite with clinicians to manage and optimize access to care for patients and families to achieve optimal booked rates
- Meets regularly with site leaders to manage schedules of clinical staff
- Actively manages waitlist for local sites and, along with PAS Site Manager, provides suggestions to local clinical leaders for needs based on waitlist
- Schedules appointments based on requests from local site clinicians, leaders, and patients and families,
- Ensures accuracy of intake information, inclusive of demographics, insurance information, referrals, and prescriptions, if needed for services line
- Utilizes HRO principles, inclusive of AIDET, Five Tones, and validate and verify to provide excellence in customer service and the patient experience
- Able to think creatively and proactively while maintaining adherence to guidelines, policy and procedures
- Actively participates in meetings and huddles with the onsite local teams
- Adheres to the productivity expectations as determined by local PAS Manager and Directors
- Works effectively with others and proactively problem solves other duties as assigned
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
Equal Opportunity Employer
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $22 - $27