Patient Access Specialist – Admissions & Registration

University Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health is seeking a Patient Access Registrar to greet and assist patients, physicians, visitors, and staff with professionalism. The role interviews patients, collects demographic, guarantor, and insurance data, ensures signatures and consents are completed, and explains payment options.

The registrar coordinates with physicians and nurses to place patients and maintains HIPAA confidentiality. Responsibilities include accurate registration across departments, ensuring proper billing codes,

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• At least one year of registration experience preferred.

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, T-accounts, etc.).
• Works with physicians and nurses to ensure accurate patient placement.
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient information and maintains awareness of individual patient needs and wait times for registration.
• Maintains an efficient and effective patient flow.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

UofL Health is seeking a Patient Access Registrar to greet and assist patients, physicians, visitors, and staff with professionalism. The role interviews patients, collects demographic, guarantor, and insurance data, ensures signatures and consents are completed, and explains payment options.

The registrar coordinates with physicians and nurses to place patients and maintains HIPAA confidentiality. Responsibilities include accurate registration across departments, ensuring proper billing codes,