Patient Access Specialist: Fast, Accurate Registration

CO01 Southern Illinois Hospital Services Inc.; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Illinois Healthcare is seeking a Registration Specialist to facilitate system-wide patient registration. You will interview patients, review pre-registration data, verify insurances, collect payments, and provide at-service assistance to multiple service lines to move patients and physicians toward timely care.

Requirements include a high school diploma, 1 year of technical registration experience, basic medical terminology knowledge, and a minimum typing speed of 40 wpm.

Qualifications

• Must have 1 year of technical registration experience or similar.
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology.
• Typing speed of at least 40 words per minute.

Responsibilities

• Follows registration policy and procedures to accurately identify patient, insurances, obtain required signatures where applicable.
• Reviews physician order for necessary components. Contacts physician office for new order if incomplete.
• Contacts or refers to the appropriate individual/department to provide necessary data to financially secure account.
• Identifies self-pay HAP, offers brochure and obtains required signatures.
• Accurately screens ABNs to determine medical necessity, explains ABN to patient, obtains signatures and reviews document for completeness.
• Performs QA of daily registrations.
• Collects ED copays. Balances cash and credit card payments and completes shift summary form daily.
• Provides point of service assistance for system-wide service lines by performing various tasks that facilitate the sharing of information.
• SAR II: Educates, monitors performance and orients new staff members.
• SAR II: Meets and exceeds productivity and quality standards.

Skills

Technical Experience

Basic medical terminology knowledge

Typing 40 wpm

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Southern Illinois Healthcare is seeking a Registration Specialist to facilitate system-wide patient registration. You will interview patients, review pre-registration data, verify insurances, collect payments, and provide at-service assistance to multiple service lines to move patients and physicians toward timely care.

Requirements include a high school diploma, 1 year of technical registration experience, basic medical terminology knowledge, and a minimum typing speed of 40 wpm.