Patient Access Representative Indeed Event

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Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Admitting Department

Hilo Benioff Medical Center's Patient Access Representative serves as the first point of contact for patients and their families. Patient Access Representatives work in different environments, including bedside registration in the emergency department, the Admitting office and hospital switchboard. Strong interpersonal skills and the abilitiy to work independently are essential for success in this fast-paced environment. Team members contribute to our success in a variety of ways, including:

• Delivering high-quality customer service and compassion while obtaining demographic and financial data from patients seeking medical services.
• Obtaining and verifying various insurances.
• Using various office equipment and computer programs.
• Demonstrating effective, clear verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintaining patient, hospital census and bed control records.
• Answering calls at the hospital switchboard and performing patient safety code announcements.

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experiences may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experience is credited based on a 40-hr workweek.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience: Candidates who do not meet the requirements for experience are eligible for casual hire (non-benefited) Patient Access Representative I positions.

General Experience Two (2) years of typing, stenographic, clerical work, cashiering, data input, customer service skills or any combination of these experiences which duties demonstrated knowledge of English grammar, spelling, arithmetic, standard office equipment; and the ability to read and understand oral and written instructions, carry out procedures in clerical work systems, speak and write simply and directly, observe difference in copy and proofread words and numbers quickly and accurately, and operate various kinds of office equipment;

and ability to deal effectively with others in eliciting information and providing service.

An Associate  or Bachelor  from an accredited college or university may substitute for all of the General Experience required. Evidence of the appropriate training (e.g. official transcript or diploma) should be submitted with the application to be given credit for education. A legible photocopy will be accepted. However, HMC reserves the right to request an official copy.

As the Big Island  leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai  Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honoka  Hospital, Ka  Hospital, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, East Hawaii Medical Group and East Hawaii Health Pharmacy, delivers a full range of services and programs. Our three hospitals include 290 beds and more than 1,900 employees.

Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties. East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care. Hilo Benioff Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually.

Honoka  Hospital and Ka  Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals. To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch…