Specialist Registration

St. Elizabeth HealthCare; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health coverage within the first 30 35

Paid time off

Retirement savings with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Internal mobility and mentorship

Job summary

St. Elizabeth HealthCare is seeking a Registration/Clerical role in Kentucky. You will obtain financial and demographic data from patients, verify insurance, estimate charges, collect payments, and ensure timely billing.

You’ll greet patients with empathy while maintaining confidentiality and supporting multiple service areas as needed. Experience with EPIC and MS Office is valued. A high school diploma is required, with strong customer service and data entry skills to thrive in a busy hospital

Qualifications

• Proven track record of excellent customer service.
• Must navigate computer systems (EPIC, MS Office).
• Good typing and data entry skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Interview patients/family to obtain financial and demographic data.
• Verify insurance and determine payer to minimize denials.
• Estimate charges for outpatient exams and determine patient liability.
• Collect any amount due; obtain signatures and signatures as required.
• Greet and assist patients per AIDET and maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Data entry

Confidentiality

Education

High School diploma

Tools

EPIC

Microsoft Office

Job description

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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

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

Enjoy:

• 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

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.

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