Registration Specialist

Altru Health System; Grand Forks (ND); On-site; USD 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401(k) retirement plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Life and disability insurance

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Altru Health System is seeking a Registration Specialist at the Grand Forks, ND campus to support the Cancer Center clinic. The role focuses on accurate patient registration, data collection, and scheduling while ensuring insurance verification and MSPQ compliance. A strong service mindset is essential for efficient patient flow.

The position offers a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm with comprehensive benefits and opportunities to grow within the organization.

Qualifications

• Language requirements: reading, writing and speaking English to communicate with patients and team members.
• Preferred: Associates - Healthcare.
• Preferred: 1 year related experience.

Responsibilities

• Registers patients by collecting demographic, insurance, financial and clinical data in the system.
• Schedules patient visits and procedures, coordinating with departments to meet needs.
• Verifies insurance information, obtains authorizations, and ensures services are billed correctly.
• Reviews MSPQ and MSP accounts; updates patient accounts as needed.
• Performs other duties to meet department goals and patient needs.

Education

Associates - Healthcare

Job description

## Registration SpecialistApply: Grand Forks, ND: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R8445**Everything we do is underscored by a why — and that why is one another.****Location:**Altru Cancer Center960 S. Columbia Rd.Grand Forks, ND 58201Pay Range: $16.26 - $24.38**Summary:**Under the direction of the practice manager, the Registration Specialist Clinic will be responsible for answering incoming calls for the clinic, responding to a variety of patient requests and inquires including scheduling appointments for physicians and hospital related appointments and procedures. In addition, the Registration Specialist Clinic will focus on obtaining the required information from the Patient/family to complete registration, complete verification through use of various software, complete Medicare secondary (MSP) questions, and look up current insurance and co-pay information. Typical schedule is Monday through Friday from 7.30am - 4.30pm**Essential Job Functions:*** Accurately registers patients by collecting and recording demographic, insurance, financial, and clinical data in the computer system. Records and collects necessary patient account documents. Collects self-pay balances, pre-payment amounts, and co-pays per guidelines, if applicable. Creates accounts for new patients and updates accounts for previous patients to ensure accurate services and account processing.* Schedules patient visits and/or procedures, while coordinating appointments with other departments to meet the patient/provider needs.* Accurately schedules and registers appointments.* Maintains knowledge of and complies with third-party payers’ requirements for verifying insurance information, obtains authorizations/pre-certifications, and completes other activities to ensure services are billed and reimbursed appropriately. Reviews Medicare accounts for completed MSPQ.* Modifies work schedule to meet department goals/deadlines and the needs of the department and patients.* Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.### **Education:**### ### • Preferred: Associates - Healthcare**Work Experience:**• Preferred: A minimum of 1 year Related Experience **Language Requirements:**This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members. # **Physical Demands :**• Sit: Continuously (67-100%)### ### • Stand: Occasionally (5-33%)### ### • Walk: Occasionally (5-33%)### ### • Stoop/Bend: Occasionally (5-33%)### ### • Reach: Frequently (34-66%)### ### • Crawl: Not Applicable### ### • Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)### ### • Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)### ### • Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)### ### • See: Continuously (67-100%)### ### • Hear: Continuously (67-100%)**Weight Demands:**• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Light (10-20 pounds)### ### • Carry: Sedentary (<10 pounds)### ### • Push/Pull: Sedentary (<10 pounds)### ### • Slide/Transfer: Not Applicable**Working Conditions:**• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)### ### • Outdoor: Not Applicable### ### • Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable**Driving Requirement Definitions:*** **Professional Drivers:** Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.* **Frequent Drivers:** Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.* **Occasional Drivers**: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.* **Infrequent Drivers:** Persons who are generally not expected to drive.**Driving Requirement for this position:**Infrequent Driver# Reference ID: R8445**Making a real difference. For one another.**To take the best care of our patients and community — including friends, family, and neighbors — we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another.At Altru, you’ll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You’ll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go.Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart.Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO)