Patient Access ED Registration Specialist

Autofill and Review

30+ days ago

Job Description

Administrative Support

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Our people make all the difference in our success.

The Patient Access ED Registration Specialist is the first point of contact and creates a welcoming environment to include anticipation and action on the needs of our internal and external customers in the emergency department care setting. The role is responsible for accurately identifying patients and completing demographic, financial, regulatory and medical information.

Training for this position requires one week of initial training, Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5:00 PM, followed by several weeks of evening shadowing in the department.

Essential Job Function:

Utilizes tools and resources to perform responsibilities accurately and efficiently to obtain and enter required information for registration into the electronic health system.
Follows prescribed procedures for positive identification and medical record number assignment and reviews demographic and insurance information for completeness, and follows through with correcting any deficiencies, so collection efforts are not delayed due to insufficient or incorrect information.
Ensures EMTALA compliant registration steps are taken for emergency department patients.
Identifies patients who present with critical symptoms and activates clinical protocols.
Ensures ALL appropriate regulatory signatures are obtained.
Thoroughly and accurately documents insurance verification information, identifying deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and policy limitations and verifies patient liabilities with payers, calculates patient payment, requests payment at the time of registration and documents in the EHR.
Consistently displays good customer service behaviors to ALL patients and visitor to promote positive patient experiences.
Assists patients to their destination as needed and manage patient visitor flow according to hospital policy and safety guidelines.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

Required: Associate degree in healthcare administration, medical office administration, or related field required.4 Years related experience in lieu of associate's degree.

Experience:

Required: 1 year experience in a healthcare setting, particularly in patient registration, insurance verification, or a similar administrative role.

Licensure/Certification/Listing:

Preferred: Certification in healthcare administration (e.g., Certified Healthcare Access Associate – CHAA).

Work Shift :

Evenings/Weekend Rotation (United States of America)

On Call Required

FTE:

0.2

Job Type:

Not Benefits Eligible (less than 20) Hours/Week

Numbers & Facts

Location

Skills

Administrative Skillsunmatched
Clinical Practices/Protocolsunmatched
Co-Paymentsunmatched
Demographicsunmatched
Emergency Careunmatched
Financial Auditunmatched
Financial Regulationsunmatched
Healthcareunmatched
Healthcare Administrationunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Insuranceunmatched
Insurance Documentationunmatched
Medical Office Administrationunmatched
Medical Record Systemunmatched
Medical Recordsunmatched
Patient Registrationunmatched
Prescription Drugsunmatched
Procedure Developmentunmatched
Regulationsunmatched

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