Reimbursement Patient Access Specialist

Company: Guardant Health
Location: Redwood City
Posted on: January 7, 2022

Job Description:

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary blood tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health Oncology Platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has launched liquid biopsy-based Guardant360, Guardant360 CDx and GuardantOMNI tests for advanced stage cancer patients. These tests fuel development of its LUNAR program, which aims to address the needs of early stage cancer patients with neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment selection, cancer survivors with surveillance, asymptomatic individuals eligible for cancer screening and individuals at a higher risk for developing cancer with early detection.

Job Description

The Reimbursement Patient Access Specialist is responsible for providing exceptional support to Guardant Health customers, the Guardant Health Clinical Laboratory, Sales Representatives and our billing vendor. The Reimbursement Patient Access Specialist must possess the ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all individuals, including external customers and internal Guardant Health personnel.

Duties To Include

• Receive and respond to telephone and email inquiries from physician offices, insurance companies, sales representatives and patients inquiries.
• Check incoming requisitions for insurance, Medicare, Medical, etc. patient eligibility.
• Contact clients and patients to obtain or verify billing data.
• Contact clients and patients with information on our Financial Assistance Program.
• Export data from LIMS; upload data into various applications for benefits eligibility and patient information. Document all phone calls and follow up activities.
• Contact physicians and other medical personnel to obtain missing information pertaining to billing.
• Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) pertaining to Client Services requirements.
• Perform quality checks to ensure accuracy of data entry.
• Appropriately field calls for reimbursement and billing.
• Other administrative duties.
• Verify incoming requisitions for payment type and data accuracy.
• Hours and days may vary depending on operational needs, and some lifting (up to 25 pounds) may be necessary.
  Qualifications
  
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
  • Ability to work as part of a team comprised of internal employees, contractors and managers.
  • Ability to multitask and take on various projects.
  • Ability to work with self-discipline, good judgment and independence in a dynamic office setting.
  • Excellent written, verbal communication skills are required, as is computer proficiency.
  • Solid experience using Salesforce.com and Microsoft Office.
  • Flexibility with respect to working hours based on operational need.
    Additional Information
    
    Covid Vaccination Policy: Starting January 7, 2022, Guardant Health will require all employees to be fully vaccinated to either (a) establish that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19; or (b) request and obtain an approved exemption from Guardants COVID-19 U.S. Vaccination Policy as a reasonable accommodation, as consistent with applicable laws. An employee is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-dose vaccination. Acceptable vaccines are approved or under emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, fully-vaccinated employees will be required to maintain their fully-vaccinated status under this policy by obtaining, if applicable, any FDA-approved boosters.
    
    Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
    
    Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
    
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