About this role
Overview:
40 hours/week,
Monday - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
Job Description Summary:
Job Description:
- Provides excellent customer service to patients and families by applying best practices and standard operating procedures.
- Interviews and registers patients in registration areas that report up through Patient Access.
- Obtains accurate demographic, insurance, and physician information on registrations.
- Screens customer data to ensure patient is eligible for insurance indicated. Communicates differences to the customer.
- Screens registrations to ensure insurance pre-certification and physician referral requirements are met. Instructs customer on requirements.
- Assists in identifying self-pay patients and referring them to financial assistance when applicable. Instructs customer on requirements.
- Establishes and maintains open communication with the all departments that Patient Access interacts with and clinical staff in those areas.
- Assists in the shadowing/precepting of new employees.
Education Requirement:
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
- Associate’s Degree, preferred.
Licensure Requirement:
(not specified)
Certifications:
CPR certification (based on position and as determined by manager).
Skills:
- Demonstrated computer skills with the ability to navigate most current technology systems.
- Strong administrative skills.
Experience:
One year of health care experience, preferred.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Loud Noises, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 41-60 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel
FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist, Biohazard waste, Patient Equipment
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Chemicals/Medications, Color vision, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Sitting, Standing, Walking
Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:
Able to multi-task within in a stressful environment.
"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"
Other facts
About Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nationwide Children’s is one of America's largest pediatric hospitals, an international leader in research and is ranked in all 10 specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” list. Our staff, comprised of 1,600 medical professionals and over 16,000 employees, provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for 1.8 million patient visits annually. And, according to the Children’s Hospital Association, Nationwide Children's is the #1 provider of pediatric surgery in the country.
Our doctors represent every major pediatric sub-specialty. With over 50 locations throughout Ohio, signature programs include heart, cancer, gastroenterology and neonatology care, all of which are internationally recognized. Tim Robinson is CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
What you'll do
- The Ambulatory Patient Access Representative greets and registers patients, answers calls, schedules appointments, and manages medical charts. They ensure accurate patient information and assist with insurance eligibility and financial assistance.
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