Position Summary: Responsible for the initial receipt of core data elements for the completion of the pre-registration process for patients scheduled for inpatient and outpatient procedures. Assures patients are financially cleared prior to date of service. Provides direction and troubleshoots to find solutions for complex problems and issues.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoots complex problems, issues as well as participates in finding solutions and provides direction in financial clearance the absence of the Patient Access leader.
• Facilitates Financial Clearance department discussions and provides input on projects and improvement of processes.
• Financially clears patients for each visit type, admit type and area of service via the Electronic Medical Record- EMR, electronic verification tools.
• Accurately and efficiently performs registration using thorough interviewing techniques, registering patients in appropriate status, and following registration guidelines
• Starts the overall patient's experience and billing process for outpatient and inpatient services by collecting, documenting, and scanning all required demographic and financial information.

Qualifications:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Four-years’ experience in medical terminology, insurance verification and authorization within a physician office, patient access, registration, or billing area

Preferred:

• One-year experience using Windows (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.), an EMR system, Electronic Eligibility System and various websites for third party payers for verification
• At least 6 months of authorization and insurance experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.50 per hour

Work setting:

• In-person

Application Question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require MHC to commence/sponsor an immigration case for your employment?
• Have you worked for McLaren Health Care, Karmanos Cancer Institute or one of its subsidiaries in the past?

Experience:

• Insurance Authorization: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person