Admissions Rep | Family Physician

Avera Health; Aberdeen (WA); On-site; USD 51,577,000 - 66,621,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO available day 1 for eligible hires

Up to 5% employer matching retirement

Career development & mentorship

Job summary

Avera Health in Aberdeen, WA, seeks a Patient Registrar to greet patients and collect information to register them at the Avera St Luke’s Clinic Division. You will guide patients, families and visitors with care and accuracy.

Responsibilities include recording personal details, medical history, and insurance information, obtaining authorizations, and supporting front desk tasks while maintaining confidentiality and teamwork.

Qualifications

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Preferred: Associate’s in Business Administration, Accounting, Health Information Management, Medical Assisting or a related field.
• 1-3 years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Register patients in a timely and accurate manner and providing direction to patients, families and visitors.
• Collect and accurately record patient information, including personal details, medical history and insurance information.
• Complete necessary procedures to create accounts, verify insurance coverage, collection of deductibles and co-pays and providing education on insurance eligibility.
• Obtain necessary authorizations or referrals, ensuring compliance with insurance requirements.
• Perform generalized secretarial duties as needed including front desk reception, phone reception; word processing; collates, faxes, mails and assembles reports and documents, assists in coordinating the schedule and appointments.

Job description

Location:

Avera St Luke’s Clinic Division

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

$18.00 - $23.25

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Accountable for greeting and collecting necessary information to register patients.

What you will do

• Register patients in a timely and accurate manner and providing direction to patients, families and visitors.
• Collect and accurately record patient information, including personal details, medical history and insurance information.
• Complete necessary procedures to create accounts, verify insurance coverage, collection of deductibles and co-pays and providing education on insurance eligibility.
• Obtain necessary authorizations or referrals, ensuring compliance with insurance requirements.
• Perform generalized secretarial duties as needed including, but not limited to: front desk reception, phone reception; word processing; collates, faxes, mails and assembles reports and documents, assists in the coordinating the schedule and appointments.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• High School or GED Equivalent

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Associate’s Business Administration, Accounting, Health Information Management, Medical Assisting or a related field.
• 1-3 years related experience

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].