Job Details
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MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis
**Worker Type:**
PRN
**Job Highlights:**
PRN Patient Access Rep - Will be utilized to float between cancer care clinics/infusion centers at DePaul, in St. Charles and in Lake St. Louis. Will cover as needed for calls ins and scheduled/unscheduled PTO. Departments are open M-F for 8-hour days.
**Primary Duties:** Cancer care front desk personal are responsible for all phone calls, appointments, new patient scheduling, work ques, patient check-in, patient check-out, transportation coordination, referrals to and from providers, EPIC record scanning, and management of all electronic and manual mail for the office.
**Job Summary:**
Responsible for communicating with patients, participants and staff to accurately schedule patients for prescribed procedures and gather the necessary demographic, insurance and clinical information for the procedure.
**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Gathers information from patient and enters into appropriate database. Seeks appropriate resources to resolve issues about the type, date or location of prescribed procedures.
+ Schedules patient procedures in a manner that most efficiently utilizes the patient's time and clinical resources. Coordinates and communicates schedules.
+ Assists with coordination of activities related to insurance pre-certification/authorization.
+ Provides counseling to patient, participant or their representative regarding pre-service requirements and instructions.
+ Performs clerical and reception duties associated with patient registration.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
+ High school diploma or equivalent
EXPERIENCE
+ No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
+ Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
+ Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
+ Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
+ Rare climbing.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
+ None
**Department:**
688####### SJMP Medical Oncology
**Work Shift:**
Day Shift (United States of America)
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
0
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