Patient Access Registrar: Welcoming Admissions Specialist

UofL Health; Shepherdsville (KY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health South Hospital – UMC in Shepherdsville, KY is seeking a Patient Access Registrar responsible for interviewing patients, collecting personal, medical, and financial information for admissions and billing.

The role emphasizes courteous service, accurate insurance information, and adherence to HIPAA; you will coordinate with physicians and staff to ensure smooth patient flow and proper billing.

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 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 (ODSU), Lab, Radiology, T-accounts, etc.). Works with physicians and nurses to ensure accurate patient placement. Corrects all changes to accounts prior to billing (inpatient to observation, observation to inpatient, inpatient to ODSU, etc.)
• Ensures that the ordering, attending, referring and primary care physicians are documented in the hospital computer system (SMS) correctly when registering patients
• Maintains awareness of individual patient needs and wait times for registration. Monitors waiting and treatment areas for patients that have not been registered

Job description

UofL Health South Hospital – UMC in Shepherdsville, KY is seeking a Patient Access Registrar responsible for interviewing patients, collecting personal, medical, and financial information for admissions and billing.

The role emphasizes courteous service, accurate insurance information, and adherence to HIPAA; you will coordinate with physicians and staff to ensure smooth patient flow and proper billing.