Seeking High School Graduates for entry level Patient Access Representative

Are you a high school graduate who is unsure of what your next step will be? If so, consider UPMC’s entry level Patient Access Representative (PAR) position within our Revenue Cycle Mobile Patient Access department. The PAR position is your entry into UPMC and allows you to grow your career with us.

Our “Revenue Cycle University” showcases our career paths, provides job shadowing opportunities, and offers advice on your next role. UPMC offers a competitive total rewards package. This includes: Competitive Pay Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits A great tuition reimbursement benefit Paid Time Off In this role, you will travel to various UPMC physician offices and outpatient offices within Allegheny County, and occasionally some locations just outside of Allegheny County, and work a variety of shifts during daylight hours.

Shifts are Monday through Friday, 8.5 hours, and could start as early as 7:00AM or end as late as 5:30PM (with a majority of shifts being 8:00AM-4:30PM). Your first six months will be floating on the mobile team with the potential to be placed at one location after six months. Diversity also means a lot to UPMC.

Our Center for Engagement and Inclusion is charged with executing leading-edge and next-generation diversity strategies to advance UPMC’s diversity management capability and our national presence as a diversity leader. This includes our Employee Resource Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Differences) Network, that support our employees.

Interview and pre-register patients. Input patient information into the computer to initiate a medical record and a bill. Obtain and update demographic, next-of-kin, and insurance information, including referrals/authorizations on all patients.

Confirm and verify insurance benefits. Obtain signature of patient or family member for consent to treatment and financial responsibility following the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules and regulations. Collect and record patient payments.

Schedule patient appointments. Appropriately distribute/triage phone calls to other areas and/or clinical providers. Assist with administrative duties in the office including, but not limited to, scanning of medical records and faxing

Completion of high school diploma or equivalent. Experience with personal computer-based applications, other various office equipment and proficient typing skills. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances (to be acquired after offer acceptance and before start date – we will provide instructions on how to obtain): Act 34 Criminal Clearance Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Act 31 Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training Act 73 FBI Clearance UPMC is an equal opportunity Employer/ Disability/ Veteran