Registrar-Emergency Department - Mount Sinai Queens- Full time Evening
Registrar-Emergency Department - Mount Sinai Queens- Full time Evening
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Job Description
The Registrar is responsible for the business aspect of the patients visit to the Emergency Department as well as the patient focused care delivery within the department. Activities include: registration insurance verification and notification updating of financial and demographic information reception and other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Greet and direct patients visitors and staff.
- Answers telephones promptly and courteously. Directs calls to appropriate personnel and/or departments takes messages and assures delivery of same.
- Collects and distributes patient referral information received from affiliated physicians.
- Escorts visitors and patients to appropriate areas; provides information to assist patient and/or visitors.
- Distributes departmental reading material such as Emergency Department brochure Health Care Proxy and Patient Bill of Rights. Ensures such documents are readily available.
- Registers patients by updating or entering patient demographic financial information and emergency contact data into the computer system.
- Verifies demographic information and insurance coverage by interviewing patient/family member/friend.
- According to policy and established procedure generates patients chart and attaches pertinent information such as Emerg Card Medicaid threshold and EMS sheet etc.
- According to policy and established procedure reviews discharged patient charts for diagnosis physician signature dictation code menu and appropriate forms for completion.
- According to established policy and procedure processes specimens for laboratory(ies) by assuring that specimens are appropriately labeled forms are competed and identification processes have been followed.
- File charts and retrieve old records.
- Retrieves completed charts addressograph plate and all supporting documents from patient treatment area.
- Enters data into required computerized system.
- Maintains patient recall file.
- According to policy and established procedures insured that all papers forms etc. are stamped appropriately.
- Logs patients on/in to the appropriate registration sheets/logs. Reconcile log books.
- Obtains signatures for consent.
- Makes clinic appointments.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education requirements:
- High school diploma
Experience requirements:
- Computer experience required
- Ability to set priorities problem solve use proper judgement in difficult situations and be flexible
- Sufficient oral and written skills in the English language in order to communicate effectively
- 6 - 9 Months of health care experience in order to become familiar with policies and procedures preferred.
Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSQ
SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai Queens (Non nursing) 791 - ED Registrars - MSQ Mount Sinai Queens
Employment Type
Full-Time
