BH Registration & Scheduling Specialist - Lakewood

Truman Medical Centers; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Truman Medical Centers seeks a BH Registration & Scheduling Specialist for Lakewood. The role interviews patients, collects demographic and financial data, and schedules appointments using the electronic system.

You will verify insurance, obtain pre-certifications, collect co-pays, and complete admission paperwork. Requirements include a high school diploma, clerical or hospital business office experience, and strong communication and keyboarding skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in clerical, patient contact, hospital business office or insurance.
• Strong communication to interview patients and families and exchange information with staff, physicians and payors.
• At least 1 year experience as a Patient Access & Scheduling Representative.
• Concise written communication and keyboarding skills required.
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology is preferred.
• Previous Patient Access Representative experience at TMC or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients and/or other sources to obtain demographic and financial data and access clinical and financial systems.
• Schedule patient appointments via the electronic scheduling system.
• Gather and record financial and insurance information and coordinate referrals to resources.
• Validate financial and insurance information and obtain pre-certification/authorization; collect co-pays.
• Complete admission/registration paperwork.

Skills

Interviewing patients

Patient communication

Clerical experience

Keyboarding

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Electronic scheduling system

Medical billing software

Job description

## BH Registration & Scheduling Specialist - LakewoodApply: Lakewood Counseling Service: UH Behavioral Health: Full time: Posted Today: R0018868**If you are a current University Health or University Health Physicians employee and wish to be considered, you must apply via the internal career site.****Please log into myWORKDAY to search for positions and apply.**BH Registration & Scheduling Specialist - Lakewood101 Truman Medical Center# **Job Location**Lakewood Counseling Service, UH Behavioral HealthLees Summit, Missouri# **Department**Patient Access Behavioral Health UHLMC# **Position Type**Full time# **Work Schedule**8:00AM - 4:30PM# **Hours Per Week**40# **Job Description**Interviews patients and/or other sources to obtain demographic and financial data accessing patients to clinical and financial systems of the hospital. Communicates health benefit regulations and patient financial obligation to responsible parties. Receives requests both written and telephonic to schedule patient appointments via the electronic scheduling system. Gathers and records financial and insurance information, coordinates and makes referrals to appropriate financial resources. Validates financial and insurance information, obtains appropriate pre-certification and authorization for services, collects co-pays; completes all admission/registration paperwork.**Minimum Requirements*** High school diploma or equivalent required* Experience in clerical, patient contact, hospital business office or insurance Communication skills required to interview patients and families, to gather and exchange information with other hospital staff members, physicians, third party payors and resource persons.* A minimum of one year’s experience as a Patient Access & Scheduling Representaive* Concise written communication skills and keyboarding skills required.Preferred * Knowledge of basic medical terminology* Previous experience as a Patient Access Representative at TMC or equivalent at another organization.