Oregon Health & Science University · 1 day ago
PAS Specialist
Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expOregon Health & Science University is seeking a PAS Specialist to collect and record accurate demographic, insurance, and financial information for patients receiving outpatient services. The role involves providing customer service, scheduling appointments, verifying insurance coverage, and assisting patients in various clinics within the Tri-County area.
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Responsibilities
Provides high quality customer service to both external customers (patient, referring providers, and insurance carriers) and internal customers (OHSU health care providers and staff) that meets or exceeds the service standards of the health care industry
Gathers and/or verifies patient information including demographics, insurance coverage, and financial status
Confirms patient eligibility for health care coverage and clarifies any managed care arrangements
Obtains authorizations for clinical care, procedures, and laboratory studies
Enters all information accurately into OHSU databases or into the medical record when necessary
Follows up on pending authorizations until they are obtained
Schedules new patient appointments on line and manually if necessary
Obtains prior medical records and studies if appropriate
Creates a medical record if needed
Arranges stretchers, wheelchairs, and interpreters when necessary, and accommodates other special needs whenever possible
Mails information packets
Provides personal reminders to patients about upcoming appointments
Obtains and prepares OHSU medical records before scheduled appointments
Successfully complete the required initial training and competency assessment during the probationary period
Complete all required updates and attend staff meetings/in-services as scheduled
Maintain all OHSU and department competencies, and demonstrate continuous application of these skills throughout the period of employment
Demonstrate the ability to participate in and/or implement team decisions
Integrate changes to the EPIC system, the third party guidelines and changes to internal processes and procedures into individual registration routines to ensure that current processes are being used consistently
Take personal responsibility to work autonomously, perform optimally each day, and ensure all performance standards are met
Accept change as an opportunity for growth, learning and development, adapting to changing procedures and goals in a cooperative and positive manner
Be self-directed in assessing strengths and weaknesses and in identifying performance enhancement and career development opportunities
Greets patients and confirms that an appointment has been kept
Inspects insurance cards and/or authorization notices
Identifies and collects deductible payments, co-payments, and deposits on services; provides receipts and completes necessary accounting procedures
Verifies and updates the common data set on-line
Explains and satisfies any necessary patient signature requirements
Validates parking
Arranges and orders associated clinical, diagnostic, or laboratory services; obtains authorizations when necessary
Directs patients to appropriate providers for other health care issues
Completes and routes direct referrals to other clinical services
Contacts primary care physicians or their designees to obtain authorizations for urgent care
Schedules return appointments on line, and manually if necessary; initiates authorization requests for subsequent care
Triages and documents accurately telephone calls from patients including requests for medication refills, complaints, general information inquiries, and urgent health care concerns
Delivers such information or requests promptly to the appropriate providers or their designees
Successfully completes the required PAS initial training and core competency assessment before or during the trial service period
Completes all required update modules
Maintains core competencies, and demonstrates continuous application of these skills throughout the period of employment
Qualification
Required
Six months of work experience in a medical office setting, including high volume direct patient contact OR one year of work experience in a high volume direct public contact position
Basic computer keyboarding skills including typing of 30 - 45 wpm
Successful completion of a formal OHSU Administrative Internship Program will substitute for one year of experience
Preferred
High School Diploma or equivalency
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Company
Oregon Health & Science University
OHSU is a health and research university provides patient care, research, education of the next generation of health care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
$36.6MKey Investors
U.S. Small Business AdministrationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesHyundai Hope On Wheels
2024-09-25Grant
2022-11-21Grant· $4.7M
2022-09-27Grant· $0.3M
Leadership Team
Tarek Salaway
Chief Executive Officer, OHSU Health
Lawrence Furnstahl
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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