Patient Registration Representative

Dignity Health; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is seeking a Patient Registration Representative in Sacramento, CA. You will ensure a positive patient experience during registration, insurance verification, and financial clearance, guiding patients through payment responsibilities and available assistance programs.

The role requires strong customer service, attention to detail, and knowledge of insurance policies and charity programs.

Qualifications

• High School GED or General Studies required.
• 1 year in hospital Patient Registration or related revenue cycle roles.
• Experience requesting and processing financial payments; basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Register patients and verify demographic and insurance information.
• Perform insurance verification, benefit analysis, and financial clearance.
• Counsel patients on financial liability and payment plans.
• Ensure CMS and MSP related documentation and compliance.
• Enter data accurately into the hospital ADT system.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Attention to detail

Insurance knowledge

Financial clearance experience

Education

High School GED General Studies

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Patient Registration Representative, you will ensure a positive patient experience through excellent customer service during registration, insurance verification, benefit analysis, and financial clearance processes.

Every day you will identify patients, financially clear them across pre-registration to discharge, and counsel them on financial liability. You will verify payer sources, refer to alternative payment assistance programs, and accurately capture all demographic and insurance information for appropriate reimbursement. You will also determine and collect patient financial liabilities or arrange payment plans, serving as a primary information source for patients and families on policies and rights.

To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional customer service and communication skills, meticulous attention to detail in financial processes, and a strong understanding of insurance and payment assistance.

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of specific registration requirements for all areas, including but not limited to: Main Admitting, OP Registration, ED Registration, maternity, and Rehabilitation units.
• Ensures complete, accurate and timely entry of demographic information into the ADT system at the time of registration.
• Properly identifies the patient to ensure medical record numbers are not duplicated.
• Responsible for reviewing assigned accounts to ensure accuracy and required documentation is obtained and complete.
• Meet CMS billing requirements for the completion of the MSP, issuance of the Important Message from Medicare, issuance of the Observation Notice, and other requirements, as applicable and documenting completion within the hospital's information system for regulatory compliance and audit purposes.
• Collects and enters required data into the ADT system with emphasis on accuracy of demographic and financial information in order to ensure appropriate reimbursement.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School GED General Studies.
• One (1) year of experience working in a hospital Patient Registration department, healthcare insurance company, revenue cycle vendor, and/or other revenue cycle related roles.
• Experience in requesting and processing financial payments.
• Able to perform basic mathematics for payment calculation.
• Experience in requesting and processing financial payments.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills.
• Thorough understanding of insurance policies and procedures, working knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of charity care programs as well as the various government and nongovernment programs.

Preferred

• Two (2) years experience.

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1973, Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is a 158-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Methodist Hospital of Sacramento has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$33.65 - $37.80 /hour