About the Role
This position is responsible for scheduling patient appointments, ensuring medical necessity compliance, verifying eligibility, and posting payments.
Responsibilities
- Schedules patient appointments and enters required information in the computer system accurately and timely.
- Obtains demographic, insurance, and financial information from patient or guarantor, entering it into the computer system with a high degree of accuracy.
- Explains all required forms to the patient or guarantor and obtains necessary signatures.
- Ensures medical necessity compliance by obtaining necessary data, reviewing the Compliance System, communicating information to the patient or guarantor, and obtaining necessary signatures.
- Protects the financial integrity of the facility by collecting patient liability, establishing payment arrangements, discussing payment options, and screening for eligibility.
- Verifies insurance eligibility and benefits, ensuring all notifications and authorizations are completed within required timeframes.
- Posts payments in the computer system and generates appropriate patient receipts.
- Monitors, reviews, and resolves patient account issues on assigned reports.
- Communicates effectively and professionally with Physicians, ancillary departments, nursing units, physicians’ office staff, insurance companies, patients, and their families.
- Completes thorough and accurate documentation.
- Ensures safe care to patients, staff, and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications.
- Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education and skills competency.
- Supports department-based goals that contribute to the success of the organization.
- Serves as preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff.
- Demonstrates commitment to caring for every member of our community by creating compassionate and personalized experiences.
- Models Memorial Hermann’s service standards by providing safe, caring, personalized, and efficient experiences to patients and colleagues.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Two (2) years of experience in a hospital or customer service setting.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Proficient typing/keyboarding skills.
Skills
- Multi-tasking
- Typing/keyboarding
Location
- Memorial Hermann
Work Type
- Rotating days
- Every other weekend
Experience Level
- Two (2) years of experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED preferred
About the Company
- At Memorial Hermann, we pursue a common goal of delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for every member of our community.
- When we say every member of our community, that includes our employees.
- We know that when our employees feel cared for, heard and valued, they are inspired to create moments that exceed expectations, while prioritizing safety, compassion, personalization and efficiency.
- If you want to advance your career and contribute to our vision of creating healthier communities, now and for generations to come, we want you to be a part of our team.
