ED Registrar

Marion County Public Health Department; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Eskenazi Health is seeking a Registrar to be the first contact for patients, handling registration, insurance validation, and scheduling in a fast-paced hospital setting. This role supports patient flow across clinic, hospital, ED, and office environments.

The Registrar will ensure accuracy of demographic data, verify insurance eligibility, and coordinate with Financial Counseling as needed. Excellent customer service and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires minimum 1 year in business, office management or health information management

Responsibilities

• Registers patients by validating demographic information and insurance details
• Adheres to quality and productivity standards
• Collects prepayment and co-pays as defined by insurance
• Reconciles cash drawer and handles payments
• Directs patients to financial counseling when needed
• Interacts with clinical and non-clinical staff professionally
• Adapts services to patient age groups from neonatal to geriatric

Skills

Customer service

Patient interviewing

Insurance knowledge

EHR registration system

OnBase Front Office Scanning

Windows systems

Data accuracy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's degree preferred

Tools

OnBase Front Office Scanning

Experian system

EHR system

Windows

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Date: Oct 26, 2026

Location: Indianapolis, IN, US, 46202

Organization: HHC

Sub-Division:Hospital

Schedule:Full Time

Shift:Varied (Evenings/Nights)

Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus including at a network of Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Job Role Summary

The Registrar often serves as the first contact patients have with the system. The Registrar adapts activities/behaviors to reflect and ensure adequate service appropriate to the age of the patients served (i.e. neonatal, infant, pediatric, preschool, school-age and adolescent, and adult and geriatric). This role also performs a variety of clerical and patient service duties necessary to maintain efficient flow of operations in the clinic/hospital/ED/office setting.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health’s mission: Advocate, Care, Teach, and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County
• Registers patients by validating demographic information, identification of appropriate payer sources, executing general consent form authorizing treatment and securing and imaging appropriate documents (photo ID, insurance cards, etc.) into OnBase Front Office Scanning
• Adheres to all quality and productivity standards defined by the department
• Collects prepayment for pending services (when applicable) and co-pays as defined by patient insurances
• Reconciles the cash drawer
• Ability to work in any Patient Access area
• Follows appropriate policies and procedures in production at each area.
• Matches and retrieves appropriate patient from EHR
• Establishes priorities, meets deadlines, and follows written and verbal instructions
• Follows downtime manual processes with little or no supervision
• Interacts with local, state, and federal officers and inmates to identify appropriate payer sources
• Directs patients to financial counselors when no payer is identified and/or patient has outstanding balance
• Create a referral or schedule an appointment with Financial Counseling
• Informs patient and/or family of the patient obligation policy
• Determines if reason for visit is accident related (worker’s compensation, automobile accident)
• Accountability for accuracy of data collected and entered in systems
• Electronically or telephonically verifies patient's insurance eligibility and benefits
• Utilizes Experian system to verify address provided by patient
• Interacts with clinical and non-clinical staff in professional, efficient, and friendly manner
• Adapts activities/behaviors to reflect and ensure adequate service appropriate to the age of the patients served
  

Job Requirements

Minimum of one (1) year experience in business, office management or health information management. High School Diploma or (GED with post-secondary education courses or certification in business, computers, and Office Management. Associate's degree; preferred.

• Must complete outpatient registration program and pass the exam with a score of 80% or higher
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Exceptional customer service and patient interviewing skills
• Working knowledge of insurance and third-party payers, patient billings and accounts processes
• Knowledge and ability to use remote terminals, EHR registration system, Windows systems, and web-based applications
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of business applications and standard office equipment
• Demonstrates a positive demeanor and good oral/written communication skills with the ability to use age appropriate communications, and be professional in both appearance and approach
• Must be detail oriented, possess appropriate mathematical skills, and have analytical skills to resolve registration issues
• Maintains 98% accuracy on registration data audits
• Exceptional patient interviewing skills
  

Accredited by The Joint Commission and named as one of Indiana’s best employers by Forbes magazine for two consecutive years and the top hospital in the state for community benefit by the Lown Institute , Eskenazi Health’s programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city’s primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the first verified adult burn center in Indiana and Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, the first community mental health center in Indiana, just to name a few.