Position Summary:
Responsible for ensuring accounts are financially cleared prior to the date of service. Interview patients when scheduled for an elective, urgent, inpatient or outpatient procedure.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
• Financially clears patients for each visit type, admit type and area of service via the Electronic Medical Record- EMR, electronic verification tools. • Accurately and efficiently performs registration using thorough interviewing techniques, registering patients in appropriate status, and following registration guidelines. • Starts the overall patients experience and billing process for outpatient and inpatient services by collecting, documenting, and scanning all required demographic and financial information. • Responsible for obtaining and verifying accurate insurance information, benefit validation and authorizations. • Estimates and collects copays, deductibles, and other patient financial obligations. • Manages all responsibilities within hospital and department compliance guidelines and in accordance with Meaningful Use requirements. • Applies recurring visit processing according to protocol. • Performs duties otherwise assigned by management.
Qualifications:
• Required: High school diploma or equivalent required • One year experience in patient access, registration, billing or physician office • Preferred: One-year experience in insurance verification and authorization using Windows (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.), an EMR system, Electronic Eligibility System and various websites for third party payers for verification
Additional Information:
Schedule: Part-time Requisition ID: 26000321 Daily Work Times: Standard Business Hours Hours Per Pay Period: 64 On Call: No Weekends: No