Patient Registration Specialist (ED) -PRN

jacksonhospitalinternal; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, AL seeks an admissions professional to handle pre-registration, registration, payer identification and verification, and referrals to financial counseling. You will collect at the point of service and ensure accurate data entry of patient demographics and benefits information.

The role requires verifying benefits, coordinating COB, and determining patient financial responsibility while maintaining HIPAA and EMTALA compliance and providing excellent customer

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate concisely and clearly.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in a healthcare business office preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-registration and registration duties.
• Identify and verify payer information.
• Refer to financial counseling as needed.
• Coordinate point-of-service collections and gather patient data.
• Enter demographic and benefit information accurately in computer systems.
• Verify benefits eligibility and limitations and coordinate COB.
• Ensure compliance with Medicare and HIPAA/EMTALA requirements.

Skills

Clear communication

Data entry

Basic medical terminology

Typing 40–50 wpm

AIDET protocol

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

PC

Calculator

Job description

Dependent upon assignment within the department, responsibilities may include pre-registration, registration, payer identification and verification, referral to financial counseling, and point of service collections. Vital functions include: timely, accurate and complete data gathering and entry in the computer system(s) of patient demographic and benefit information, verification of benefits eligibility and limitations, coordination of benefits, determination and collection of patient's financial responsibility at the point of service, and satisfaction of regulatory requirements (medical necessity determination, Medicare Secondary Payer completion and coordination of benefits, Important Message from Medicare issuance and signage, HIPAA, and EMTALA). Ability to communicate concisely and clearly is important. Essential is the ability to use AIDET and provide excellent customer service to patients, patients' family members, healthcare providers, medical staff offices, and peers.

High school diploma or equivalent.Previous business office experience preferred in a healthcare environment. Ability to interact with the public, i.e. children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric.Ability to interpret and possess basic medical and anatomy terminology skills.Manual dexterity and visual acuity necessary to utilize the PC and calculator.Visual acuity also necessary for filing and proofing documents. Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time.Verbal communication and hearing ability to communicate with a multitude of customers. Frequent lifting of patient luggage (25-40 lbs.) Ability to type 40 to 50 words per minute.