Access Lead

Purpose:
Do you have experience in patient registration?  Are you looking to grow your career in patient access and customer service?  UPMC is hiring a full-time Access Lead to support UPMC Washington.  Coverage at the Neighborhood Health Center would be required as needed.  This position would work varying days, including rotating weekends and holidays.  Shifts would be between 4-10 hours, and flexibility is required to cover all shifts as needed for staffing coverage, including daylights, evenings, and overnights.

The Access Lead will coordinate and lead the daily functions of the designated work area, as well as provide direction and support to staff as needed. They will escalate any concerns or problems to management when necessary.  Additionally, the Access Lead will facilitate the completion of all statistical reporting and data analysis to ensure UPMC guidelines are being supported, as well as serve as the primary information source and advocate for financial matters on site.

Are you looking to grow your career?  If so, apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Support and contribute to UPMC core values and guiding principles of Your Care. Our Commitment and abide by all UPMC departmental policies, procedures and goals in the process of performing all job responsibilities.
• Incorporate acts of dignity and respect in daily interactions.
• Advise the clinical staff of the need for a possible referral to a participating health care facility when appropriate.
• Serve as an advocate, resource, troubleshooter, and designated leader at specific work sites.
• Represent Management and be empowered to make decisions.
• Monitor patient flow and respond to changes in workload, patient volume, and staffing levels, planning services accordingly.
• Work various revenue reports within established time frames.
• Take action accordingly to ensure a successful billing process.
• Ensure precertification requirements have been met prior to treatment.
• Interact with the clinical staff and/or ancillary departments to resolve reimbursement issues.
• Responsible for training new staff and orienting to department work area.
• Provide ongoing education and communication as necessary.
• Provide feedback on a regular basis to management about all personnel, department issues and concerns for areas of direct responsibility.
• Update patient demographic and insurance information in the system as necessary.
• Verify insurance benefit information with all available carriers via electronic verification system or telephone if not previously completed.