Registration Specialist- PRN

St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Fort Thomas (KY); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health coverage within 30 days

Generous paid time off

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Fort Thomas, KY, is hiring a PRN Registration Clerk to support patient flow and billing processes. You will interview patients, verify insurance, estimate charges for outpatient visits, and collect balances while maintaining confidentiality and professional conduct.

You will also scan documents, complete required forms, assist with mobility needs, and cross-train across registration areas as needed to ensure smooth operations during fluctuating patient volumes.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of excellent customer service.
• Must be able to navigate computer systems (EPIC, MS Office, registration systems).
• Good typing and data entry skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the public.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patients or families to obtain accurate financial and demographic information.
• Verifies insurance coverage to minimize denials.
• Estimates patient liability for outpatient exams and determines charges.
• Collects payments due from patients and documents transactions.
• Scans documents and obtains necessary signatures.
• Completes forms required by government or other payers.
• Greets and assists patients while maintaining confidentiality per AIDET principles.
• Provides wheelchair assistance and helps with transport as needed.
• Cross-trains to other registration areas and relocates per patient volume.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Computer literacy

Data entry / typing

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Patient confidentiality

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

EPIC

Microsoft Office

Registration systems

Job description

Job Type

Regular

Scheduled Hours

0

Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary

Performs a variety of clerical duties such as obtaining and processing information in order to identify and move the patient through the service departments and enable the organization to bill for services rendered in a timely manner

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description

• Interviews patients and/or family members to obtain accurate financial and demographic information to ensure prompt payment.
• Verifies the patient’s insurance through the on-line eligibility system and determines which payer to enter in the account to minimize denials.
• For outpatient exams, completes an estimate of charges to determine patient’s liability.
• For all other patients, determines financial liability from the insurance response and collects any amount due from the patient.
• Scans all requirement documents and obtains all appropriate signatures from patients.
• Completes all forms required by governmental or commercial payers.
• Following the AIDET principles, greets and assists patients, interacts with visitors, physician’s office staff, physicians, and other employees of the organization according to goals of the department while maintaining appropriate (need to know) patient confidentiality.
• Provides wheelchair assistance to patients/visitors and transports as needed.
• Cross-trains to other Registration areas to ensure efficient knowledgeable coverage as needed. Relocates to other locations as needed per patient volumes.
• Takes responsibility for maintaining knowledge level after training by keeping current on procedures pertaining to each area.
• Responsible for reading posted notices, memos, and emails.
• Attends department meetings/huddles.
• Consistently adheres to all department policies and procedures.
• Including uniform requirements.
• Responsible for completing annual hospital and department educational requirements.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Education, Credentials, Licenses

• High School Graduate or Equivalent

Specialized Knowledge

• Proven track record of excellent customer service skills.
• Must be able to navigate through computer systems (Microsoft Office, registration systems, EPIC)
• Good typing skills / data entry skills
• Good interpersonal skills (work with the public)
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Maintain patient confidentiality

Kind And Length Of Experience

Previous clerical or customer service experience

This position is as needed PRN.

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt