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Access Specialist | Patient Access Clerk - Emergency Shift

Greenwich, KS
$28,009 - $37,099 a year

Start date:

02 Feb 2026

Job Type:

Full Time

Job Details

Join a dedicated team performing essential functions to admit, pre-admit, update status, and transfer patients within a busy medical facility. This role emphasizes exceptional customer service and maintaining respectful relationships with all individuals encountered.

Essential Functions

  • Collect all necessary demographic data, verify insurance eligibility, obtain assignments and signatures to admit or pre-admit patients while adhering to State and Federal guidelines, maintaining a 98% national accuracy rate.
  • Notify Financial Counselors regarding private pay or patients with uncertain credit or insurance status.
  • Distribute admission paperwork promptly to relevant departments and staff.
  • Assist with patient transport as needed, serving a diverse patient population from newborns to geriatrics.
  • Comply with HIPAA privacy and security regulations concerning Protected Health Information (PHI).
  • Collect co-pays, co-insurance, and deductible amounts according to insurance eligibility programs and contracts.
  • Process patient payments and complete daily deposits accurately.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills

  • Basic clerical, computer, and keyboarding skills.
  • Effective communication abilities.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

  • Medical terminology knowledge is a plus.
  • Previous clerical and computer experience preferred.

Required Behavioral Skills

  • Integrity: Demonstrates honesty and a commitment to doing the right thing.
  • Compassion: Exhibits empathy and excellent customer service, managing conflict and offering solutions thoughtfully.
  • Accountability: Takes ownership of tasks and adapts flexibly to changing priorities.
  • Respect: Collaborates effectively with diverse populations and maintains a positive service orientation.
  • Excellence: Strong communication and leadership skills, capable of influencing teams and facilitating process improvements.

Education and Experience

  • No formal education required.
  • Medical terminology and clerical experience preferred.

This position offers competitive pay and a generous benefits package within a supportive healthcare environment serving the Central Plains region of the United States.

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