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Job Location drjobs

Lenoir, TN - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Overview

Patient Registration Specialist Admitting & Registration

Full Time 80 Hours per pay period Night Shifts

Wednesday 1am7am Thursday Friday and Saturday 7pm7am

Fort Loudoun Medical Center is equipped with a team of more than 200 doctors in morethan 29 specialty areas. Our 87000squarefoot hospital features advanced technology including stateoftheart Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Computerized Tomography (CT) Ultrasound Diagnostic XRays and Womens Imaging Services as well as Nuclear Medicine technology unique to oursurrounding counties. The physicians staff and volunteers of Fort Loudoun Medical Center are dedicated to providing excellentcare to every patient every time.

Position Summary:

Accurate collection and data entry of the required financial and demographic information for all patients registered to our verification of benefits and precertification requirements are met prior to scheduled appointment/ up as necessary on all urgent or unscheduled registrations for consistency in the controls so unscheduled patients understand and receive accurate information on their patient liability.

Recruiter: Brittany Smithson

Responsibilities

  • Collects copayments/deposits based on verification information obtained generates receipts to the payer and delivers all cash transactions to the cashier for proper posting to the patient account.
  • Maintains strict confidentially of patient information.
  • Recommends to the Coordinator updates to existing policies and procedures that support our values and are intended to increase efficiency and promote data integrity.
  • Makes patient type changes based on information given from Medical Records Staff and/or Care Coordinators ensuring documentation is present in the medical record to support the change.
  • Verifies insurance benefits and obtains precertification from various thirdparty extensive knowledge of insurance plan requirements.
  • Efficiently gathers all demographic medical and financial information for scheduling registration and verification of patient accounts utilizing the HBOC computer system to record data.
  • Reports pertinent procedural changes/updates to appropriate leadership.
  • Professionally deals with patients physicians visitors and other hospital staff members.
  • Demonstrates ability to keep abreast of regulatory and insurance requirements ensuring that changes are incorporated in daily job functions.
  • 10Assures the registration process is handled in a professional manner maintaining registration accuracy rate of 95 to 100 percent.
  • Explains a variety of necessary information to the patient/family member such as: consent for treatment advance directives medical/financial release deposit requirements billing and payment polices and advanced beneficiary notices.
  • Recognizes situations that necessitate supervision seeking appropriate resources.
  • Demonstrates motivation necessary for acceptable productivity.
  • Performs preregistration process by utilization of phone and mail techniques advising the patient during the conversation of any copay or deductible amounts due upon admission.
  • Coordinates with Nursing Services the flow of inpatient and observation patient admissions.
  • Displays competence in use of all Information Computer Systems that supply information regarding patient registration.
  • Shows initiative to crosstrain in all duties related to; registration verification and precertification.
  • Demonstrates the ability to handle varying tasks and setting priorities.
  • Utilizes resources available appropriately i.e. use of hospital equipment and/or supplies.
  • Activates manual systems for computer network downtime printing schedules in advance when necessary. Notifies leadership of unscheduled downtime occurrences.
  • Follows policies procedures and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

None specified; will accept any combination of formal education and/or prior work experience sufficient to demonstrate possession of the knowledge skill and ability needed to perform the essential tasks of the job typically such as would be equivalent to a high school diploma or GED. Preference may be given to individuals possessing a HS diploma or GED.

Minimum Experience:

One 1 year experience in a hospital or financial setting OR minimum three 3 years of total customer facing/customer service experience required.

Licensure Requirement:

None.

Employment Type

Full-Time

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