Admitting & Registration Specialist — Sign-On Bonus

Optum; Vernon (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus for external applicants

Job summary

Optum is seeking an Admitting Department Registration Specialist in Glendale, CA. You will ensure accurate demographic and financial data entry in the ADT system, verify patient identities, and collect required signatures and documents.

Role requires 3+ years in patient registration, insurance processing, and familiarity with Medicare/Medicaid; on-site work at 1420 S Central Ave. Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM. Optional bilingual skills and knowledge of Charter and Cerner are a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a hospital Patient Registration department, physician office setting, healthcare insurance company, revenue cycle vendor, and/or other revenue cycle related role
• 3+ years of experience with insurance - Medicare Medi-Cal, and Commercial
• 1+ years of experience in requesting and processing financial payments
• 1+ years of experience working in medical terminology
• Advanced level of computer proficiency
• Ability to work on-site at our Admitting Department at 1420 S Central Ave., Glendale, CA 91204

Responsibilities

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of registration requirements for all areas (Main Admitting, OP Registration, ED Registration, Maternity, Rehabilitation)
• Ensures complete and accurate entry of demographic information into the ADT system
• Identifies patients to avoid duplicate MRNs
• Reviews accounts for accuracy and required documentation
• Meet CMS billing requirements and document in hospital system
• Collects and enters data into ADT with emphasis on demographics and financial information
• Reviews ADT entries with patient at registration and corrects errors
• Obtains signatures on forms
• Ensures documents are scanned into systems
• Provides patient hand-outs (Rights and Responsibilities, HIPAA, Advance Directive)
• Follows downtime procedures and EMTALA-compliant steps
• Assesses self-pay patients for presumptive eligibility
• Supports bed management and admits/transfers/discharges
• Escalates issues to Financial Clearance staff as needed
• Maintains knowledge of inpatient/outpatient registration requirements
• Escalates accounts to appropriate leadership when necessary
• Complies with HIPAA, PHI, ABN, MSP, EMTALA and related regulations

Skills

Hospital patient registration

Insurance processing

Financial payments processing

Medical terminology

Advanced computer proficiency

On-site work in Admitting Department

Education

High School diploma/GED

Job description

Optum is seeking an Admitting Department Registration Specialist in Glendale, CA. You will ensure accurate demographic and financial data entry in the ADT system, verify patient identities, and collect required signatures and documents.

Role requires 3+ years in patient registration, insurance processing, and familiarity with Medicare/Medicaid; on-site work at 1420 S Central Ave. Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM. Optional bilingual skills and knowledge of Charter and Cerner are a plus.