Foundation Health Partners

Registration & Scheduling Representative I - Outpatient Family Medicine Clinic

Foundation Health Partners  •  $26.75/hr  •  Fairbanks, AK (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

The Registration and Scheduling team at TVC Family Medicine plays a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care. This position serves as the first point of contact for patients, ensuring accurate registration, efficient appointment scheduling, and a welcoming experience from the moment patients engage with our clinic. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and committed to providing compassionate, patient-centered service while supporting clinical and administrative workflows.

Pay & Benefits:

  • Compensation: $20 to $26.75 hourly wage based on experience and education
  • Additional Pay: Shift Differential, Annual Increases, Paid Time Off
  • Benefits: medical, vision, dental, 401k with employer match
  • Education Benefits: FHP Tuition Assistance, Student Loan Forgiveness
  • Other Benefits: Onsite Gym, Wellness Programs, Discount programs, The Learning Center (childcare services)
  • Schedule:Full-time, 40 hours per week, 5x8 hour day shifts

Responsibilities

  • Performs pre-registration/registration processes, verifies insurance coverage and obtains authorizations and notifications. Calculates patient liability according to verification of insurance benefits, collects deposits and copayments. Accurately and completely documents all information into the patient records system to ensure maximum reimbursement. Obtains all necessary signatures and documentation requires by the patient's insurance plan. As assigned, conducts patient visits for bedside registration to expedite the completion of the patient registration.
  • Provides financial counseling to patients and their families. Explains FHP financial policies and provides information as to available resources and avenues for alternative payment arrangements. Assists patients and their families in completing financial assistance paperwork when appropriate.
  • Acts as a liaison between the patient, billing department, and payor to enhance account receivables performance, resolve outstanding issues and/or patient concerns, and to maximize service excellence.
  • Communicates with physicians, clinical and hospital staff, nursing and Health Information Management Services to resolve outstanding issues and/or patient concerns. Works to meet the patients' needs in financial services.
  • Meets or exceeds productivity standards. Completes daily assignments and maintains accurate production logs and records. Identifies opportunities to improve work processes and practices good work group dynamics.
  • Provides a variety of patient services and financial services tasks. May be assigned to functions such as transporting patients, provide training for new staff, collecting and releases patient valuables in accordance with FHP policies, posting daily deposits, or conducting other work assignments of the Patient Financial Services team.
  • Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

    Qualifications

    High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

    Requires excellent customer service skills and knowledge as normally acquired with one (1) or more years of related work experience. Requires the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously between heavy phone volume, multiple computer systems and frequent interruptions with minimal supervision and ability to work independently. Requires excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively interact with a wide range of audiences. Must have the ability to handle ongoing face-to-face contact with patients and staff while functioning in a busy medical office environment.

    Strong knowledge in the use of common office software, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software are required.

    As is typical in this industry, variable shifts and hours, and on-call duties may be required.

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

    Medical terminology experience is preferred.

    Prior experience with hospital registration and prior authorizations is preferred.

    Notary license and experience preferred.

    Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

    Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer; qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

    Foundation Health Partners

    About Foundation Health Partners

    Foundation Health Partners (FHP) is an independent health system located in Fairbanks, Alaska.

    Banner Health successfully operated Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Tanana Valley Clinic for many years. In 2015, the Fairbanks Hospital Foundation decided that Fairbanksans know what’s best for the Interior and the team embarked on a plan of community owned and operated facilities.

    Beginning January 1, 2017, Tanana Valley Clinic (TVC), Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (FMH) and Denali Center (DC) became part of Foundation Health Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. Foundation Health Partners operates all three facilities through a 15-member Board of Directors.

    Community owned and now community operated – Foundation Health Partners is dedicated to providing compassionate health care for every chapter in your life story. At Tanana Valley Clinic, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Denali Center, our patients and residents are at the heart of everything we do.

    FMH, TVC, and DC serves the entire interior region of Alaska, an area of approximately 250,000 square miles.

    Industry
    Healthcare & Social Services
    Company Size
    201-500 employees
    Headquarters
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Year Founded
    1972
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