Patient Access Rep - Full Time/Days

Trinity Health; Mason City (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health in Mason City, IA seeks a full-time Patient Registration Specialist responsible for patient-focused service, outpatient/inpatient registration and insurance verification. You will collect financial liability, explain benefits, and ensure patients meet Medicare requirements.

You will interview patients to enter demographic and insurance data, prepare estimates, collect co-pays, and obtain signed orders and ID/documents. Shift is 12-hour day; Monday-Wednesday 7:00-19:30.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Hospital registration or insurance verification experience preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, diagnostic coding & procedural coding required.
• Ability to explain insurance benefits.
• HFMA CRCR or NAHAM CHAA within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for validating/obtaining and entering demographic, clinical, financial, and insurance information into the patient accounting system by interviewing the patient, family member and/or guarantor.
• Preforms activities related to registration in a variety of settings/locations and for multiple patient types (Inpatients, Outpatients, Ambulatory Surgery, Emergency Department, Diagnostic Outpatients, Labor & Delivery, Newborn, Lab Specimens, etc).
• Prepare patient estimate and informs patient/guarantor of their liabilities and collects appropriate patient liabilities, including co-payments, co-insurances, deductibles, deposits and outstanding balances at the point of check-in. In the collection of funds, documents payments/actions in the patient accounting system and provides the patient with a payment receipt.
• Obtains signed physician orders for all tests and procedures from physicians/offices.
• Prepares identification bracelets and patient ID labels. Obtains/scans patient/guarantor signatures on required forms (ID cards, insurance cards, consent to treatment, assignment of benefits, release of information, waivers, etc.). May audit & record the patient's valuables, securing appropriate authorizations, if needed.

Skills

Medical terminology

Insurance verification

Data entry

Customer service

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Position Purpose

Provides patient focused customer service. Performs outpatient & / or inpatient registration & insurance verification functions; collects patient financial liability payments & ensures that patients meet financial requirements including Medicare medical necessity, payer pre-certifications & referrals. Provides general information to hospital users, patients, families & physician offices.

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

12 Hour Day Shift

Description

Position Purpose

Provides patient focused customer service. Performs outpatient & / or inpatient registration & insurance verification functions; collects patient financial liability payments & ensures that patients meet financial requirements including Medicare medical necessity, payer pre-certifications & referrals. Provides general information to hospital users, patients, families & physician offices.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for validating/obtaining and entering demographic, clinical, financial, and insurance information into the patient accounting system by interviewing the patient, family member and/or guarantor.
• Preforms activities that are related to registration in a variety of setting/locations and for multiple patient types (Inpatients, Outpatients, Ambulatory Surgery, Emergency Department, Diagnostic Outpatients, Labor & Delivery, Newborn, Lab Specimens, etc).
• Prepare patient estimate and informs patient/guarantor of their liabilities and collects appropriate patient liabilities, including co-payments, co-insurances, deductibles, deposits and outstanding balances at the point of check-in. In the collection of funds, documents payments/actions in the patient accounting system and provides the patient with a payment receipt.
• Obtains signed physician orders for all tests and procedures from physicians/offices.
• Prepares identification bracelets and patient ID labels. Obtains/scans patient/guarantor signatures on required forms (ID cards, insurance cards, consent to treatment, assignment of benefits, release of information, waivers, etc.). May audit & record the patient's valuables, securing appropriate authorizations, if needed.

Hours/Schedule

• Monday - Wednesday 0700-1930

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Hospital registration or insurance verification experience upon hire preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, diagnostic coding & procedural coding required.
• Ability to explain insurance benefits.
• HFMA CRCR or NAHAM CHAA required within one (1) year of hire.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.