Admissions Specialist I | Admitting - Part-time

divdivdivdivdivdivdivp style="text-align:left"bLocation:/b/p/div/div/div/div/div/div/divAvera St Mary's Hospitalp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bWorker Type:/b/pRegularp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bWork Shift:/b/pPrimarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America)p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPay Range:/b/pp style="text-align:left"ispanThe pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience./span/i/p$17.75 - $22.75p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPosition Highlights/b/pVaried shifts: e/o wknd/hol, occas call; 80hrs/2wksp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"br /bYou Belong at Avera/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bBe part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter./b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pbrbA Brief Overview/bbrbrResponsible for registering patients in a timely and accurate manner while performing all necessary procedures to establish accounts and medical record numbers. The Admissions Specialist verifies insurance coverage and limitations and collects patient co-payments, deductibles and out-of- pocket expenses and communicates this to the patient. The Admissions Specialist completes insurance verifications, pre-certification and/or authorization for assigned accounts.brbrbWhat you will dobr/bbrulliPerforms all necessary procedures to create accounts/medical record number and insurance coverage and limitations in a timely and accurate manner as well as coordinates communication with patients, employees, providers, and external financial agencies./li liRegisters patients in a timely and accurate manner by entering demographic, insurance, physician, and other defined information while following established registration standards; assists Patient Care staff with bed assignments based on patients diagnosis, age, and condition; assists in monitoring the quality and efficiency of the registration process including completing follow-up on incomplete registrations through bedside registration./li liStrives to meet Point of Care collection initiative by generating patient estimates, educating patients at the time of service and/or pre-calling on their individual plan benefits and identifying specific account goals for collection based on deposit matrix/patient estimator tools. Requests and accepts deposits towards deductible and/or coinsurance amounts from patients based on current deposit matrix/patient estimator tools and posts payments correctly to the payment processing system. /li liMaintains customer relations at a very positive level as evidenced by feedback from patients, visitors, physicians, patient care units, and fellow employees. Ensures all patients are offered a Patient’s Rights Brochure, understands the admission consent form, and have been informed of the hospital’s privacy practices (HIPAA)./li liCoordinates internal hospital messages, imports continuity of care documents (CCDS) and answers telephone promptly and courteously and immediately addresses caller’s needs. Completes insurance verification, pre-certification/authorization for assigned accounts./li liInteracts with the patient while in Patient Care units in order to complete registration (obtaining consents, inform patients of telephone consumer protection act, insurance information, referring physicians, and CMS required documentation) such as IMMs, MOON, and OBVs, etc./li liChecks for medical necessity by confirming CPOM order and status of care at time of admission for direct admits./li/ulbrbEssential Qualifications/bbrbrThe individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.brbrbRequired Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:br/bbrulliHigh School or GED Equivalent /li/ulbrbPreferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:br/bbrulli Healthcare experience /lili1-3 years related experience in billing, insurance or registration /li/ulbrbExpectations and Standardsbr/bbrulliCommitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community./li liPromote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship./li liUphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity./li liMaintain confidentiality./li liWork effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment./li liComply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable./li/ulbrp/ppbBenefits You Need amp; Then Some/b/pp/pp/ppAvera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future./pullipPTO available day 1 for eligible hires./p/lilipFree health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan/p/lilipUp to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement/p/lilipCareer development guided by hands-on training and mentorship/p/li/ulp/ppiAvera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to /ia href="mailto:talent#64;avera.org" target="_blank"italent#64;avera.org/i/ai./i/p