Full-Time Patient Registration Specialist (10a–10p)

Southeast Georgia Health System Inc / SGHS; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, GA is seeking a Registrar for the 10:00AM–10:00PM shift. You will support Admissions by registering patients efficiently and building positive relationships with patients and team members.

Responsibilities include collecting demographics, verifying insurance, coordinating with departments, and communicating estimated financial responsibility at registration. This role emphasizes service excellence and adherence to hospital policies.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Registration in a hospital setting and experience with determining financial responsibility for medical services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greeting incoming patients and coordinating the registration process with applicable departments.
• Creating accurate patient encounter records by collecting and entering appropriate demographics into the computer system.
• Performing phone registrations to ensure scheduled patients are processed and served in a timely manner upon their arrival.
• Verifying insurance coverage on all patients having outpatient surgery.
• Initiating insurance precertification on all inpatients out outpatients where applicable.
• Coordinating the assignment of patient beds in accordance with physician orders.
• Gathering and processing patient registration data required to meet state, federal and accreditation standards, and ensure that patients are aware of hospital policies and procedures.
• Informing patients of their estimated financial responsibility for services, and collecting the respective payment due at the time of registration or pre-registration i.e., co-pays, deductible, co-insurance, or estimate for non-covered services.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Registration software

Job description

Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick, GA is seeking a Registrar for the 10:00AM–10:00PM shift. You will support Admissions by registering patients efficiently and building positive relationships with patients and team members.

Responsibilities include collecting demographics, verifying insurance, coordinating with departments, and communicating estimated financial responsibility at registration. This role emphasizes service excellence and adherence to hospital policies.