Patient Access Coordinator - Full-time

pstrongTITLE:#160;/strongPatient Access Coordinator - All PCHS locations (Soldotna amp; Kenai)/ppstrongREPORTS TO/strong: Patient amp; Provider Coordination MgrbrstrongWORK WEEK/strong: Full-time, 40#160;hours per week, with benefitsbrstrongWAGE CLASSIFICATION/strong: Non-ExemptbrstrongOSHA RISK CLASSIFICATION/strong: MediumbrstrongSTARTING SALARY:#160;/strong$21.00 per hour/pp style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:20px;"span style="line-height:107%;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"bMISSION:#160;/bStrengthening Our Community by Providing Accessible and Affordable Healthcare/span/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:11px;"strongSUMMARY POSITION STATEMENT/strong/ppThe Patient Access Coordinator (PAC) position exists to provide a more personal telephone contact, as well as confirming appointments and assisting with clerical tasks.#160; This position will also help facilitate access to care, to educate patients on policies and programs and to provide the necessary paperwork in a smooth and timely manner that begins the process when patients arrive to see the provider./ppstrongESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/ROLES amp; RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION/strong/pulliMust have a positive attitude and a strong work ethic./liliPossess and utilize professional telephone techniques./liliBe proficient with telephone equipment and its functions./liliPossess strong written and verbal communication skills./liliMake and confirm appointments./liliCommunicate patient needs to clinical assistants (medical or dental) and/or providers./liliDiscusses treatment plans and future appointments with patients./liliBe proficient in computerized data entry./liliBe proficient in all electronic health records and be able to cover any front desk when needed./liliExplain office policies, procedures and programs to patients./liliAssist patients in gathering their data.#160; Assure completeness of clinic forms.#160; Issues necessary correspondence relating to treatment and office policy./liliRecognizes and responds to emergencies./liliFacilitates patient referrals.#160;/liliVerify coverage with the patients#8217; payer source./liliMust pass State required background check and pre-hire drug test.#160;/liliOther duties as required./li/ulpstrongPOSITION REQUIREMENTS/strongbrstrongEducation/strong: HS Diploma/ppstrongLicense/strong: No license requiredbrstrongExperience/strong: One year experience as a front desk administrative assistant preferred./ppspan style="font-size:20px;"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"strongContact:#160;#160;/strongPatty Eissler, HR Director, peissler@pchsak.org or 907-260-5017/span/span/pp style="margin-bottom:11px;"span style="font-size:20px;"span style="line-height:107%;"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"bwww.pchsak.org/b/span/span/span/ppspan style="font-size:20px;"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"PCHS is an equal opportunity employer and ADA compliant agency./span/span/pp style="text-align:center;"/pp style="text-align:center;"/p