Patient Registrar - Admissions PRN

Moore-County-Hospital-District; Dumas (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

457(b) retirement plan

Job summary

Moore County Hospital District in Dumas, Texas, seeks a Patient Registrar II to register and pre-admit outpatients, inpatients, and day-surgeries. You will interview patients, collect accurate data, verify insurance, and obtain necessary authorizations, including EMS registrations and workers’ compensation information.

Exceptional interpersonal skills and a strong data entry ability are essential, with experience in a fast-paced environment and cash handling responsibilities.

Qualifications

• High School or equivalent education preferred.
• At least two years’ customer service, admissions/registration and upfront cash collections experience required.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to interview and obtain information from patients and interact with others, good verbal and written communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Register and pre-admit outpatients, inpatients, and day-surgeries.
• Interviews patients and gathers complete, accurate data for admissions.
• Verify insurance and obtain authorizations for procedures.
• Process EMS registrations and obtain workers’ compensation information.
• Explain hospital regulations, policies and services to patients and guests; reconcile petty cash daily.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Data entry

Verbal/written communication

Education

High School or equivalent

Tools

Data entry software

Job description

MOORE COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (MCHD), LOCATED IN DUMAS, TEXAS, IS A LEADING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER DEDICATED TO SERVING MOORE COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. OUR TEAM OF COMPASSIONATE PHYSICIANS, EMPLOYEES, AND VOLUNTEERS IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE IN A HOMETOWN-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.

IN 2024 AND 2025,MCHD WAS HONORED AS A TOP 100 CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL BY THE CHARTIS CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH, A RECOGNITION AWARDED TO ONLY 100 OUT OF 1,366 CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE.

ADDITIONALLY, OUR MEMORIAL NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER WAS RECOGNIZED AS A BEST PERFORMING NURSING HOME FOR BOTH THE 2022-2023 AND 2023-2024 PERIODS, PLACING IN THE TOP 5% OF OVER 15,000 NURSING HOMES EVALUATED.

MCHD IS PROUD TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS ACROSS SIX COUNTIES, ENSURING ACCESSIBLE AND EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR OUR BROADER COMMUNITY.

WE INVITE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS TO JOIN OUR AWARD-WINNING TEAM AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR MISSION OF EXCEPTIONAL CARE.

BENEFITS OFFERED WILL INCLUDE:

• 457(B) RETIREMENT PLAN

SUMMARY: The Patient Registrar II is responsible for registering and pre-admitting outpatients, inpatients, and day-surgeries. Interviews and gathers complete and accurate data to facilitate the admission/registration process and obtains appropriate signatures, verifying insurance, verifying authorizations for those procedure requiring authorization, obtaining workers’ compensation information. Obtaining authorizations for in-house patients. Registers EMS patients. Interprets and explains hospital regulations, policies and services to patients and/or guests. Will collect and receipt all moneys accordingly and daily reconcile petty cash.

EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:High School or equivalent education preferred.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: At least two years’ customer service, admissions/registration and upfront cash collections experience required.

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: None

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Exceptional interpersonal skills to interview and obtain information from patients and interact with others, computer literacy to include data entry skills, good verbal and written communications skills, ability to work in a fast paced environment where rapidly changing priorities are common, required. May be cross-trained to work in ER Admissions.