Patient Access Representative

McLaren Health Care; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a Patient Access Registrar to support a smooth, timely registration and admission process across our hospital network.

You will enter demographic and financial data in the EMR precisely, greet patients warmly, collect required information, explain steps, collect copays, and ensure compliance with hospital and Meaningful Use guidelines. The role is on-site with variable daily hours.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1 year experience in a customer service role or health care industry preferred.
• Working knowledge of EMR systems and basic computer tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Register patients in EMR with accurate demographic and financial data.
• Greet customers promptly with a warm and friendly reception.
• Collect and document required demographic and financial information.
• Direct patients to appropriate setting and explain steps clearly.
• Maintain professionalism and comply with department policies.
• Estimate and collect copays, deductibles, and other obligations.
• Ensure compliance with hospital guidelines and Meaningful Use requirements.
• Facilitate use of electronic registration tools when available.
• Perform additional duties as needed by management.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Cerner

EPIC

EMR systems

Electronic Eligibility System

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Under the direction of the Patient Access Registration Front Line leadership team, the Patient Access Registrar is accountable to ensure a smooth timely registration/admission process.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

• Accurately and efficiently performs registration and financial functions via Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to include: thorough interviewing techniques, registers patients in appropriate status, following registration guidelines while ensuring the accurate and timely documentation of demographic and financial data; obtains the appropriate forms and scans into the medical record as per department protocol.
• Greet customers promptly with a warm and friendly reception.
• Collects, documents, scans all required demographic and financial information.
• Direct patients to appropriate setting, explaining, and apologizing for any delays.
• Always maintains professionalism and diplomacy, following specific standards as defined in the department professionalism policy.
• Estimates and collects copays, deductibles, and other patient financial obligations
• Manage all responsibilities within Compliance guidelines as outlined in the Hospital and Department Compliance Plans and in accordance with Meaningful Use requirements.
  Applies recurring visit processing according to protocol.
• May facilitate use of electronic registration tools where available (Wacom’s, iPads, etc.).
• Performs duties otherwise assigned by Management.

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 1-year experience in a customer service role or health care industry.

Preferred:

• Working knowledge of Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook, Cerner, EPIC or other EMR system, Electronic Eligibility System and various websites for third party payers for verification is preferred
• Medical terminology preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 26011891
• Daily Work Times: Variable
• On Call: Yes

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.