Pre-access Registration Specialist 1

Intermountain Healthcare; Helena (MT); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Pre-Registration Specialist to assist patients with pre-registering for appointments. This remote role involves verifying insurance coverage, providing financial transparency, and streamlining the registration process for seamless patient experiences. Ideal candidates will have experience in revenue cycle management and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of revenue cycle experience, ideally in a call center.
• Knowledge of HIPAA regulations.
• Spanish speaking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with pre-registration and insurance verification.
• Provide financial transparency and cost estimates to patients.
• Meet productivity and call center quality measures.

Skills

Patient Registration

Insurance

Customer Service

Communication

Problem Solving

Computer Literacy

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Revenue Cycle Experience (4 years)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

**Job Description:**

This Pre-Registration 1 is responsible for assisting patients with pre-registering for upcoming appointments, surgeries or procedures. They are responsible for gathering important information from patients, verifying insurance coverage, and providing financial transparency in a timely manner. By working remotely in a call center setting, these specialists can efficiently assist patients over the phone, providing a convenient and accessible way for patients to prepare for their medical appointments. Their main purpose is to streamline the registration process, reduce wait times and ensure a smooth and seamless experience for patients before they arrive at a hospital.

**Essential Functions**

+ Demonstrates complete understanding and ability to apply registration policies and procedures.

+ Verifies medical insurance eligibility and benefits.

+ Identifies and explains co-insurance, co-pay and OOP (out of pocket) patient responsibilities.

+ Provides cost estimates to patients,and collects payments.

+ Collaborate with other team members to ensure patient satisfaction, by effectively communicating, both orally and in writing.

+ Ability to multi-task, set priorities, and manage time effectively.

+ Be responsible for meeting productivity and call center quality measures.

+ Excellent computer skills with the expectation to self-resolve technical issues with minimal assistance.

**Physical Requirements:**

**Skil** **ls**

+ Patient Registration

+ Insurance

+ Financial Assistance

+ Medical Records Management

+ CustomerService

+ Pre-Payment, Payment Handling

+ Communication

+ Office Equipment

+ Computer Literacy

+ Problem Solving

+ Work from home/remote

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ High School Diploma or equivalent or (4) four years of revenue cycle experience

+ Minimum of two (2) years of revenue cycle experience, working in an acute care facility, medical office or call center

+ Knowledge of HIPPA regulations

+ Excellent computer skills (including Microsoft Office applications)

+ Excellent Internet connection

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Spanish speaking preferred

+ Experience with Epic preferred

**Physical Requirements**

+ Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

+ Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

+ Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer, phone, and cable set-up and use.

+ Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment. Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

**Location:**

Peaks Regional Office

**Work City:**

Broomfield

**Work State:**

Colorado

**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$19.15 - $26.65

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

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