Admissions Representative/Registrar - Per Diem

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging and rewarding work

Competitive compensation

Generous Paid Time Off

Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and

401k plan with company match

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Universal Hospital Services Inc. seeks a patient registration specialist at Palmdale Regional Medical Center. You will interview patients/families to gather information for treatment registration and collect financial responsibility at the point of service.

Two years of hospital or related medical field experience is preferred. Strong office, telephone and communication skills are essential for coordinating with medical staff and insurance entities.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and communicate professionally.
• Ability to speak effectively with patients, guarantors and staff.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patients to collect information required to register for treatment.
• Collects patient financial responsibility at time of service.
• Handles emergency and outpatient registrations and communicates with parties involved.
• Maintains basic office procedures and customer service standards.
• Demonstrates CPI requirement within 30 days of hire.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Office procedures

Telephone skills

Reading or writing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

Opened in 2010, Palmdale Regional Medical Center is a 184-bed, acute care hospital located in Palmdale, CA. One of Southern California’s newest hospitals and featuring all-private patient rooms, Palmdale Regional provides high-quality, award-winning patient care to residents and visitors of the Antelope Valley and surrounding areas. Palmdale Regional is active in the community and regularly participates with the Antelope Valley Board of Trade/Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance (now AV Edge), and other civic and governmental groups. Palmdale Regional believes in \"Community Service Excellence\" and supports nonprofit agencies and other healthcare related organizations.

Palmdale Regional recently joined the newly created regional brand, Southwest Healthcare. This comprehensive network of care incorporates five hospitals in the southern California region and includes multiple convenient ambulatory locations serving many communities. With more than 7,000 skilled and talented care providers across the region, all dedicated to the highest standards, the shared goal is to provide convenient access to a wide range of healthcare services. Learn more: www.SouthwestHealthcare.com. For more information on Palmdale Regional, please visit www.palmdaleregional.com and follow Palmdale Regional Medical Center on social: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

www.swhpalmdaleregional.com/careers

Position Description

Interviews patients, guarantor or family member to obtain the necessary information required to register the patient presenting to the Hospital for treatment. Collects patient financial responsibility at time of service

Qualifications

Job Duties/Responsibilities Requirements:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively.


• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.


• Reasoning Ability


• Minimum of two years’ experience in a hospital or related medical field preferred. Must possess knowledge of office procedures, including good telephone skills, medical terminology, typing, insurance requirements and collection practices. Ability to be responsible for all emergency and outpatient registrations, obtaining information needed, with the ability to communicate information to patients, medical personnel, co-workers, insurance company representatives, medical groups and/or interested parties.


• General education level required.


• CPI is required within 30 days of hire.

This opportunity offers the following

• Challenging and rewarding work environment


• Competitive compensation & Generous Paid Time Off


• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan


• 401k plan with company match and discounted stock plan


• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program


• Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program


• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries!


• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: Benefits.uhsguest.com

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.