Oncology Patient Access Specialist 3 - Cancer Institute Access Operations
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Oncolog y Patient Access Specialist 3 at Tampa General Hospital supports the Cancer Institute Access Operations in a full-time on-site role based in Tampa with the Healthplex Brandon site. Under general supervision you will schedule procedures, pre register patients, verify insurance eligibility and benefits, identify services that require authorization or precert, and collect and protect demographic, confidential clinical and financial information in compliance with CMS, JCAHO and HIPAA. The position requires a High School Diploma or GED and two years of PAS 1 level experience with scheduling, registration or insurance verification in a healthcare setting. The ideal candidate is detail oriented, patient focused, and collaborative with nurses, medical staff and payers. To apply tailor your resume to these duties, reference requisition 260002VG, and highlight concrete outcomes such as accurate registrations and timely authorizations.
Description
Under general supervision of the Patient Access Manager or Supervisor, follows established policies and procedures; gathers and records all necessary information in the process of scheduling a hospital procedure and generating a hospital account. Demonstrates expertise with all proficiencies of a PAS 1.
Essential Functions:
- Requires moderate organizational skills to complete scheduling, pre-registration, insurance verification and appropriate follow up within acceptable time frames.
- Responsible for obtaining and verifying demographic, confidential clinical and financial information necessary to accurately and efficiently schedule surgery and other hospital procedures.
- Pre-registers patient, verifies insurance eligibility and benefits, identifies those services that require an insurance authorization, notification and/or Precert.
- Recognizes and adheres to all CMS, JCAHO, and HIPAA requirements when creating a hospital account.
- Works directly with nurses, medical staff, ancillary departments, insurance carriers and other external professionals to assist patients with obtaining health care and financial services.
- Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
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(2) two years experience as a PAS 1 or equivalent with scheduling and/or registration and/or insurance verification in a healthcare setting.