Manager, Patient Access

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The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is currently seeking a full time Manager, Patient Access to work in Miami. The Manager, Patient Access oversees the business operations of the Patient Access Department to ensure a smooth entry of patients to departmental services, while maintaining timely and accurate business information and guaranteeing payment of services rendered.

• Recruits, supervises, trains, and disciplines staff, and prepares performance reports.

• Manages day-to-day activities of personnel to ensure the timely registration of patients, accurate data entry of patient biographical and financial information, and proper payment collection. Reviews records to ensure that each patient was properly verified for insurance purposes and that proper information was written on each patient’s chart prior to clinic date.

• Serves as department expert on registration, insurance verifications, and documentation guidelines.

• Ensures adequate staffing is maintained on a 24-hour basis.

• Assists in the development and implementation of the department’s annual budget.

• Works with upper management to generate strategy and operational initiatives, and policies.

• Maintains current knowledge of rules and regulations and educates staff on any variations.

• Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.

• Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Experience:

Minimum 3 year of relevant experience

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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida’s only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We’re the challenge you’ve been looking for.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

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