Patient Access Representative - No Experience Required
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**It's more than a career, it's a calling.**IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon**Worker Type:**Regular**Job Summary:**Responsible for communicating with patients, participants and staff to accurately schedule patients for prescribed procedures and gather the necessary demographic, insurance and clinical information for the procedure.**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES+ Gathers information from patient and enters into appropriate database. Seeks appropriate resources to resolve issues about the type, date or location of prescribed procedures.+ Schedules patient procedures in a manner that most efficiently utilizes the patient's time and clinical resources. Coordinates and communicates schedules.+ Assists with coordination of activities related to insurance pre-certification/authorization.+ Provides counseling to patient, participant or their representative regarding pre-service requirements and instructions.+ Performs clerical and reception duties associated with patient registration.+ Performs other duties as assigned.EDUCATION+ High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experienceEXPERIENCE+ No experience requiredPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.+ Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.+ Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.+ Frequent keyboard use/data entry.+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.+ Rare climbing.REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS+ None**Work Shift:**Day Shift (United States of America)**Job Type:**Employee**Department:**704####### MTV Water Tower Primary Care**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**40_SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_ **_,_** _or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (