BH Registration & Scheduling Specialist - Lakewood

101 Truman Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Health is seeking a BH Registration & Scheduling Specialist in Lakewood to support behavioral health services at Lakewood Counseling Service and UH Behavioral Health in Lees Summit, MO. This full-time role (40 hours/week) runs 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, coordinating patient appointments and handling demographic and financial data across hospital systems.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma, clerical and patient-facing experience, and solid communication and keyboarding skills;

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in clerical, patient contact, hospital business office or insurance.
• At least 1 year of experience as a Patient Access & Scheduling Representative.
• Concise written communication and keyboarding skills required.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients to obtain demographic and financial data.
• Schedule patient appointments via the electronic scheduling system.
• Gather financial and insurance information and coordinate referrals to resources.
• Obtain pre-certification/authorization for services and collect co-pays; complete admission/registration paperwork.

Skills

Clerical experience

Patient access & scheduling

Communication skills

Keyboarding

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

BH Registration & Scheduling Specialist - Lakewood 101 Truman Medical Center

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Job Location Lakewood Counseling Service, UH Behavioral Health Lees Summit, Missouri Department Patient Access Behavioral Health UHLMC.

Position Type Full time Work Schedule 8:0AM - 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.

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