Night ED Registration & Patient Access Specialist

Cone Health; Reidsville (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cone Health is seeking a Patient Access ED Registration Specialist for the emergency department. This role greets patients, captures demographic, financial, regulatory and medical data, and ensures accurate identification and registration in the EHR.

The position requires a healthcare-related associate degree or equivalent experience, and at least one year in patient registration or a similar role. The schedule is Friday and Saturday night shifts, with comprehensive patient access

Qualifications

• Associate degree in healthcare administration or related field required; 4 years related experience in lieu.
• 1 year experience in a healthcare setting, particularly in patient registration, insurance verification, or a similar administrative role.

Responsibilities

• Uses tools to obtain and enter required information for registration into the EHR.
• Reviews demographic and insurance information for completeness and corrects deficiencies.
• Ensures EMTALA compliant registration steps for ED patients.
• Identifies patients with critical symptoms and activates clinical protocols.
• Obtains required regulatory signatures.
• Documents insurance verification information and calculates patient liabilities.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree in healthcare administration or related field

Tools

Electronic Health Record (EHR) system

Insurance verification software

Job description

Cone Health is seeking a Patient Access ED Registration Specialist for the emergency department. This role greets patients, captures demographic, financial, regulatory and medical data, and ensures accurate identification and registration in the EHR.

The position requires a healthcare-related associate degree or equivalent experience, and at least one year in patient registration or a similar role. The schedule is Friday and Saturday night shifts, with comprehensive patient access