Patient Account Representative
Listed on 2026-02-24
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Healthcare
Healthcare Administration, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Office, Medical Receptionist
Title:
Patient Account Representative
Location:
Fountain Valley, CA
Department:
Ambulatory Infusion Care South
Status:
Full-Time
Shift: Days (8hr)
Pay Range*: $26.48/hr - $38.40/hr
Memorial Care is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to Memorial Care's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.
Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.
Position SummaryThis position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of Orange Coast Medical Center. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with our core values:
Integrity, Accountability, Best Practices, Compassion and Synergy. The employee shall support Saddleback Medical Center’s strategic plan and participate in and advocate performance improvement/patient safety activities.
The Patient Account Representative oversees the billing, insurance verification, eligibility coverage and authorizations to ensure reimbursement in a timely manner. In addition, this position is responsible for the processing of new orders, file management, scheduling of patients, report distribution, computer system utilization, and interaction with patients, physicians, and other hospital personnel. The Patient Account Representative is accountable for maintenance of patient records that apply to the Ambulatory Infusion Center and order entry of scheduled or emergent in patients.
This position will record maintenance including but is not limited to filing of the patient’s folder, uploading patient medical records to our system, downloading patient medical records for check out or sends out to other facilities, sending reports to the patient or physician’s offices as requested. This incumbent will also prepare requests for treatment to the physicians and the Infusion Center clinical team.
Maintains Service Excellence with patients, visitors, and other staff members. Maintains a neat, organized work environment according to specific work- related supplies and reference material locations. Collects and compiles accurate information for hospital records and for timely reimbursement.
Demonstrates expertise in scheduling and registering clients; verifies and updates patient information in Cadence and/or Epic in a timely and accurate manner.
Evaluates incoming information received (either by FAX, mail, courier, patient or other customers) and properly distributes or acts upon the information received in a timely and efficient manner. When processing orders, follows up for incomplete orders, unclear orders, missing authorizations and/or doctor's request to call patient.
Provides verbal or written instructions and education for patient or significant others as needed and as appropriate.
Ensures HIPAA compliance on every patient by identifying patient charts with 2 patient identifiers prior to proceeding with output of information.
Verifies current eligibility, benefit coverage and authorizations.
Prioritizes and coordinates job duties to maximize the department’s efficiency, monitors work queues for account follow up and bill release. Collects and posts patient payments, including deposits, co-pays, deductibles and/or co-insurance accurately. Documents pertinent information in the referral/auth cert/hospital account note fields. Maintains effective patient flow when placing same day patient orders, inputs orders correctly according to the prescription and does so in an efficient and timely manner.
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