Conducts interviews to obtain demographics and insurance information. Keys information
into registration system. Verifies financial and insurance information. Obtains appropriate
signatures on medical, legal and financial forms. Admits patients and provides information
regarding hospital rules and regulations.
Job Responsibility
1.Conducts interviews to obtain demographics, insurance information and enters data into registration system.
2.Contacts insurance carrier(s) (or references insurance databases) to obtaininformation necessary for successful billing of third party payers. Re-verifies insurance of recurring patients.
3.Performs collection duties including, but not limited to, meeting with uninsured and ineligible Medicaid patients to discuss financial responsibility.Establishes payment arrangements for uninsured patients and resolves open balance issues.
5.Signatures on medical, legal and financial forms. Prepares charts, registration forms, ancillary slips, patient addressograph plates, etc. Forwards required items to nursing unit/clinic.
6.Admits patients and provides information regarding regulations and policies, such as Patient Bill of Rights, Advance Directives, Health Care Proxy, etc.
7.Reconciles charge documents with patient logs and enters charges into the registration system.
8.Receives and records discharge notices on the registration system to ensure timely transmission of data to financial management.
9.Schedules patient for pre-admission testing as necessary.
10.Maintains and reconciles daily census to nursing units. Notifies nursing unit of patient's arrival and arranges for patient's escort.
11.Answers telephone, maintains files, sorts mail and keeps inventory of supplies. Informs manager of all activities, needs and problems. Accumulates data for performance reports.
12.Performs related duties, as required.
13.Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualification
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
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