Representative-Admissions

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation seeks a Patient Registration Clerk to obtain demographic, financial and clinical information and enter it into the computer system to create medical and financial records.

The role applies financial guidelines to determine/collect patient liability and supports expeditious patient flow with courteous service, completing assigned goals and health screening tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• 1 year of business experience.
• Strong English communication skills in written and oral form.

Responsibilities

• Register patients accurately and professionally to ensure data integrity and claims processing.
• Apply financial screening guidelines to obtain upfront collections.
• Expedite patient flow with prompt, courteous service.
• Complete assigned goals.
• Other duties including health screening as needed.

Skills

Computer basics

Typing 25 wpm

Customer service

Communication

Education

Associates degree or 2 years college

Job description

Job Summary

Obtains accurate demographic, financial and clinical information and enters into the computer system to create the medical and financial record. Applies financial guidelines to determine/collect patient liablity. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Registers patients accurately, efficiently and professionally to ensure data base integrity and facilitate claims processing.
• Applies financial screening guidelines to ensure proper procedures are followed in obtaining upfront collections for the specific facility.
• Strives to expedite patient flow through prompt and courteous service.
• Completes assigned goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned, to include health screening.

Experience

Minimum Required

• 1 year of business experience.

Preferred/Desired

• 1 year of business experience in a healthcare environment.

Education

Minimum Required

• Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency. Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties.

Preferred/Desired

• Associates degree or 2 years of college level courses.

Training

• NONE

Special Skills

Minimum Required

• Basic computer skills, ability to perform basic math computation. Type 25 words per minute. Excellent customer service & communication skills. Ability to speak, articulate, and be understood clearly.

Licensure

• CHAA