Front Desk Representative Family Medicine - Phoenix, United States - Banner Health

Banner Health

Verified Company

Phoenix, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name:

Admin-Clinic

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Clinical Support

Banner Health Greenway Family Medicine
physicians **provide centralized care for patients and their families over the course of their lifetime. They work with patients of all ages and provide primary physician services. Our staff and providers form deep and meaningful partnerships with their patients by delivering important preventative care, helping patients manage conditions or offering support and guidance when health symptoms arise.

Location:
Banner Health Center Greenway E. Greenway Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85032

Scheduled:
Five 8-hour shifts Monday - Friday between 7:00am - 7:00pm including rotating Saturdays 7:00am-12:00pm

At Banner Medical Group, you'll have the opportunity to perform a critical role in the community where you practice. Banner Medical Group provides both primary and specialty care throughout the communities in which Banner Health operates.

We do this in a variety of settings - from smaller group practices like our Banner Health Clinics in Colorado and Wyoming, to large multi-specialty Banner Health Centers in the metropolitan Phoenix area.

We currently have more than 1,000 physicians and more than 3,500 total employees in our group and are seeking others to enhance our ability to deliver our nonprofit mission of providing excellent patient care.

This position is located in a medical clinic or physician's practice and coordinates a smooth patient flow process by answering phones, providing registration of patient and insurance information, obtaining required signatures following established processes, procedures and standards.

This position conducts registration and obtains financial reimbursement for all patients accessing service at clinics and physician practices. Reviews all account information to optimize collection efforts and system recording events to expedite reimbursement and compliance.

This also includes accurately posting patients at the point of service and releasing information in accordance with organizational and compliance policies and guidelines.

And resolving issues as they arise to promote point of service decisions.

CORE FUNCTIONS

Performs registration/check-in processes, including but not limited to performing data entry activities, providing patients with appropriate information and intake forms, obtaining necessary signatures and generating population health summary. Assists front office in answering phones, taking messages, prescription refills, locating information and other related duties when necessary. Documents correspondence in the patient's medical record. Updates demographic and insurance information in the practice management system.
Receives physician's orders and completes patient registration. Obtains necessary authorizations, pre-certifications and/or referrals. Works closely with the billing department to ensure accurate coding for all charges. Verifies insurance eligibility benefits for services rendered with the payors and documents appropriately. Assists in obtaining or validating pre-certification, referrals, and authorizations.
Calculates and collects patient liability according to verification of insurance benefits and expected reimbursement. Explains and provides financial policies and available resources for alternative payment arrangements to patients and their families.
Enters payments/charges for services rendered and performs daily payment/charge reconciliation in a timely and accurate manner. Balances cash drawer at the beginning and end of the day and prepares daily bank deposit with necessary paperwork sent to centralized billing for record purposes.
Confirms patient appointments for the following day as necessary and ensures patients are properly prepared for visits. Assists in responding to requests for patient medical records according to company policies and procedures, and state and federal laws.
Provides information and customer service to patients and patient families. Provides information and instructions to patients regarding clinic procedures and services.
Performs general office duties such as distributing mail and fax information, ordering supplies, etc.
Works under direct supervision and follows structured work routines. Works in a fast paced, multi task environment with high volume and immediacy needs requiring independent decision making and sound judgment to prioritize work and ensure appropriateness and timeliness of each patient's care. This position requires the ability to retain large amounts of changing payor information/knowledge crucial to attaining reimbursement for the services provided. Primary external customers include patients and their families, physician office staff and third party payors.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

Requires knowledge of patient financial