Night Admissions & Patient Access Registrar

UofL Health, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health is seeking a Patient Access Registrar at UofL Hospital - UMC in Louisville, KY. The role focuses on interviewing patients, collecting demographic, guarantor, and insurance information, and ensuring accurate admission and billing data.

Responsibilities include verifying insurance details, assigning payor codes, documenting physicians in the SMS system, and upholding confidentiality and efficient patient flow across all departments.

Qualifications

• Must be dependable, professional and a team player.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Solid oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and be flexible with job demands.
• Energetic, motivated individual that connects well with people.

Responsibilities

• Receives and interviews patients in a courteous, empathetic, and professional manner.
• Obtains and enters complete and accurate patient demographic, guarantor, and insurance information.
• Assures completion of forms for signatures, authorization and consents.
• Reviews patient insurance information and assigns appropriate insurance payor plan codes including policy, group and authorization numbers to ensure proper billing.
• Assigns appropriate patient types and beds according to the type of registration (ER, Inpatient Admits, Observations, Outpatient Surgery, Lab, Radiology, etc.). Works with physicians and nurses to ensure accurate patient placement.
• Ensures that the ordering, attending, referring and primary care physicians are documented in the hospital computer system (SMS) correctly when registering patients.
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient information and waits times for registration.
• Maintains an efficient and effective patient flow.
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Attends department and hospital meetings, in-services, and quality improvement teams.
• Participates in on-call weekend coverage rotation.

Skills

Dependable

Team player

Critical thinking

Oral communication

Written communication

Multi-tasking

Motivated

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

UofL Health is seeking a Patient Access Registrar at UofL Hospital - UMC in Louisville, KY. The role focuses on interviewing patients, collecting demographic, guarantor, and insurance information, and ensuring accurate admission and billing data.

Responsibilities include verifying insurance details, assigning payor codes, documenting physicians in the SMS system, and upholding confidentiality and efficient patient flow across all departments.