Clinic Business Representative
Pay Rate: $19/hr
Shift: 8a-4:30p Monday – Friday
Duration: 3-month Contract (possibility of temp to perm)
Location: Alina Health Surgical Associates
Address:
920 East 28th Street Suite 460
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Department: Non-Clinical – Food and Nutrition Services
Job ID: 1710968
Job Summary:
Responsible for greeting and welcoming patients in person or over the phone. Provides a standard registration process by collecting demographic and financial data and enters information into electronic medical record.
Principle Responsibilities:
- Greets and welcomes patients in person or by phone.
- Performs registration process.
- Collects demographic and insurance information.
- Checks in or interviews patients to complete appropriate paperwork.
- Directs patients to their appointment or procedure.
- May schedule appointments.
- Verifies eligibility and benefits information for payers and interprets results.
- May obtain prior authorization before the date of service and provides notification if unable to complete.
- Collect co-pay or deductibles and respond to questions regarding financial assistance programs available. Refers complex questions as needed.
- Obtain signatures from patients as needed.
- Uses resources, tools and procedures to complete accounts in assigned work queues.
- May operate a multi-phone system which would include transferring calls, handling messages and paging.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
- Education – HS diploma or GED Required; Associates or Vocational Degree preferred
- Certifications – none
- Years of relevant experience – 6 months to 2 years of clerical or business environment experience
- Knowledge of basic Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, Outlook & Teams
- Must be welcoming, customer oriented, flexible and able to multitask
Preferred Skills:
- Medical terminology
Work Environment:
- Office setting
- Patient facing
- Will be working with 1 other Clinic Business Representative as a team at this clinic location and with 5 others at another clinic location
- Will be supporting 15 providers in this clinic location but may handle scheduling for multiple sites including 60+ other providers in different departments as candidate becomes more skilled in other areas
- Emphasis on team work in a friendly, family-like atmosphere
- Opportunities for growth and advancement
Health Screen Requirements:
- Demonstrate immunity to Hep B, Measles, Mump, Rubeolla, Varicella (Chicken Pox) through titers
- 10-Panel drug screen (including Marijuana/THC. We will accept a drug screen if done within the previous 90 days)
- Pre-Employment Physical (Fit to work)
- Tuberculosis test, showing negative, or chest X-ray
- TDap vaccine (declination or proof of immunization within last ten years)
- Flu vaccine – Required (proof of most recent flu shot)
- COVID vaccine – Required (proof of COVID card and booster)
Background Check Requirements
- Work History
- Education History
- References: 2 professional references from previous employer within the last 2 years
- Criminal Background Check: 7 years National and County
- SSN Trace
- Sex Offender Registry Check
- FACIS Level 3
- Federal Criminal Court