Team Lead Access Specialist

Facility:

Dayton Children's - Main Campus

Department:

Patient Access - Emergency Department

Schedule:

Full time

Hours:

40

Job Details:

Work with manager to provide day-to-day support to team by facilitating problem solving through collaboration with internal and external customers. Serve as a mentor to all point of service operations employees. Coach and develop team members using patient access standards, rules and training methods. Assist supervisor and manager in developing methods that aid process improvement and efficiencies resulting in accurate pre-registration, registration and denial prevention. Assist supervisor and manager in optimizing processes for registration, pre-registration, pre-service estimate and point of service collections, and optimal patient experiences. Participate in developing departmental quality improvement initiatives. Effectively communicate with all departments and clinics (internal/external) to Dayton Children’s. Engage both internal and external customers with DCH approved de-escalation techniques in the absence of manager or supervisor. Work in accordance with the hospitals mission and vision statement, values, guiding behaviors and strategic goals.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and should not be considered a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent to the position

Department Specific Job Details:

Shift

Day Shift

Varied hours, 7a-9p (8 hour shifts)

Every 3rd weekend

Holiday rotation

Education

High school diploma is required

Associates degree is preferred

Experience

1+ years of experience in patient access or large hospital/medical front office

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work tactfully with patients, staff, and interdepartmental customers

Proficient in customer service and data collection processes

Ability to lead and motivate a team

Knowledge of healthcare billing regulations, insurance and compliance requirements

Excellent organizational and time-management skills

Clarivate Certified Access Specialist Certification completion within one year of hire