Per Diem Patient Access & Registration Specialist

Jobtome; Falmouth (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Northern Light Health, in partnership with Optum, seeks an on-site Patient Registrar to deliver compassionate, front-office patient registration and clerical support in a busy hospital setting in Portland, ME. The role requires registering patients, verifying insurance, collecting payments, and coordinating with care teams.

Responsibilities include handling demographics, scheduling, data entry, and assisting with pre-authorizations and referrals while maintaining compliance with procedures and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-oriented service in a clinical or front office setting.
• Perform clerical and administrative duties related to patient care, including greeting and check-in, answering phones, collecting co-pays and insurance payments, processing paperwork.
• Communicate with patients and families to complete registration, collect demographics, health information, and verify insurance eligibility/benefits.
• Enter or verify patient data in systems in real time for accuracy.
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• Process referrals, pre-certifications, pre-determinations, and pre-authorizations as required by insurance plans.
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• Verify insurance coverage, benefits and create price estimates; perform reverifications as needed.
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• Collect co-pays and discuss out-of-pocket obligations with patients; identify balances from prior visits and pursue collection when appropriate.
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• Collect data from patients and referring providers to schedule services prior to discharge.
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• Respond to patient/caregiver inquiries in a compassionate and respectful manner.
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• Generate, review and analyze patient data reports and follow up on inconsistencies.
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• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of registration requirements across multiple units (Main Admitting, OP Registration, ED, Maternity, Rehabilitation).

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Northern Light Health, in partnership with Optum, seeks an on-site Patient Registrar to deliver compassionate, front-office patient registration and clerical support in a busy hospital setting in Portland, ME. The role requires registering patients, verifying insurance, collecting payments, and coordinating with care teams.

Responsibilities include handling demographics, scheduling, data entry, and assisting with pre-authorizations and referrals while maintaining compliance with procedures and