Patient Access Associate - Inova Cares for Children

Inova Cares for Children - Falls Church is looking for a dedicated Patient Access Associate - Bilingual to join the team. This role is a full time, dayshift from Monday - Friday, from 10:00 am - 6:30 pm. As a Patient Access Associate, 1 is responsible for financial counseling and insurance verification, and notification to patients and/or guardians of financial responsibility. Identifies and communicates payer authorizations and referral requirements as required.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

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 Job Responsibilities

Patient Intake, Registration and Documentation: Registers patients, verifies identity and insurance, collects basic information, enters demographics, and scans forms.

* Administrative & Technology Operations: Scans documents, answers phones, and uses electronic medical record (EMR) and eligibility tools.

* Case Management Tasks: Notifies case managers and documents referrals.

* Financial Counseling: Provides estimates and collects payments.

* Insurance & Contract Coordination: Verifies basic eligibility and coverage.

* Inquiries & Patient Concerns: Answers routine questions and escalates issues.

* Kiosk:Assists with check-in and troubleshoots basic issues at patient kiosks.

* Patient Communication & Advocacy: Provides appointment and billing information and offers empathy.

* Referrals:Documents and routes referrals. * Scheduling: Schedules routine appointments.

* Transport: Requests routine transport and confirms details.

* Health Information Management (HIM) Coordination: Flags duplicate records and scans identification.

* Utilization Review Coordination: Flags cases needing review.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualification: Bilingual in Spanish