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Patient Access Associates 3

Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, United States


Inova Cardiac and Vascular - Fairfax is looking for a dedicated

Patient Access Associate 3 - Surgical Scheduler

to join the team. This role is full‑time Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. As a Patient Access Associate 3, you will provide excellent service by identifying customer needs and fulfilling customer expectations. To help achieve our mission, you will perform assigned duties related to patient admissions while completing assigned activities related to patient scheduling for medical procedures. Verifying and entering insurance information and authorization/referral requirements into databases is of vital importance. Counseling patients on financial liability by using available financial counseling tools to achieve maximum reimbursement for patient services is expected. Ensuring a safe patient care environment to the fullest potential to achieve team goals is required.

Featured Benefits

Committed to Team Member Health : offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

Retirement : Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.

Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

Mental Health Support : offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Patient Access Associate 3 Job Responsibilities

Reports safety hazards/violations and takes appropriate action to protect the environment and guests until help arrives – if necessary.

Accepts and provides direct/honest feedback between team members in a non‑punishing manner.

Explains insurance benefits and patient liability through the use of appropriate communication methods/styles.

Supports scheduling activities by conducting pre‑service activities such as insurance verification/submission.

Gathers information about customer complaints in a courteous and professional manner.

Troubleshoots individual admission issues in collaboration with other departments/staff.

Identifies and communicates payroll authorization and referral requirements.

Delivers an acceptable volume of work with high levels of accuracy.

Minimum Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma or GED

Experience
2 years of healthcare patient access experience, or 2 years of experience in healthcare revenue cycle.

Preferred Requirements

2 years of Medical Coding/billing

5 years of EPIC experience with patient services

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