Patient Registration Specialist - Oregon Urgent Care - Per Diem - Variable

ProMedica is a mission-driven, not-for-profit health care organization headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. It serves communities across nine states and provides a range of services, including acute and ambulatory care, a dental plan, and academic business lines. ProMedica owns and operates 10 hospitals and has an affiliated interest in one additional hospital. The organization employs over 1,300 health care providers through ProMedica Physicians and has more than 2,300 physicians and advanced practice providers with privileges. Committed to its mission of improving health and well-being, ProMedica has received national recognition for its clinical excellence and its initiatives to address social determinants of health. For more information about ProMedica, please visit promedica.org/aboutus.

Registers patients to receive medical services in the Urgent Care department. Obtains demographic information, validates insurance, and receives/post payments. Adheres to necessary regulatory requirements. Answers and/or refers questions received from patients, visitors, and staff to appropriate department. Performs various related clerical functions. 

ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Perform a variety of face-to-face registration and collection functions for all patients including self-pay patients.
• Utilize electronic insurance verification system to verify insurance benefits and determine copay and/or coinsurance for the patient’s services; ask all eligible patients for copay.
• Assists patients at time of service with general benefit and financial responsibility inquires and posts payments to patient accounts as appropriate.
• Manages time effectively to perform complete registration questionnaires while meeting departmental productivity standards in compliance with system productivity policies.
• Maintains high attention to detail by reviewing all work for completeness and accuracy in compliance with system quality assurance policies. Completes registrations to meet department accuracy standards for error-free work.
• Understand basic Registration processes and provide feedback to management on issues that impede timeliness or quality of Registration and work with management to resolve.
• Independently review assigned reports/work queues to ensure goals and deadlines are met.
• Maintains current knowledge of insurance requirements communicated by email, memorandum, educational matrices, and in-services.
• Respects the rights and dignity of all patients. Provides and maintains patient privacy at all times. Is compliant with HIPAA guidelines and privacy practices, patient confidentiality and patient rights. 

Education: Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
 

Skills:

• Must demonstrate excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills in a fast-paced environment. 
• Must be able to input and retrieve information from a computer, operate a calculator, fax machine and copier. 
• Must have previous experience with computers and office applications. 
• Must be able to move about office and between workstations. 
• Must be able to occasionally lift, move and carry moderately heavy materials. 
• Must demonstrate commitment to exceptional customer service. 
• Must have strong organization skills and the ability to multi-task. Must be able to read and speak the English language.

The above list of accountabilities is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the incumbent; it should not be considered exhaustive.

ProMedica is a mission-based, not-for-profit integrated healthcare organizational headquartered in Toledo, Ohio.  For more information, please visit www.promedica.org/about-promedica

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, familial or marital status, genetics, or any other legally protected category. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a job with ProMedica, please contact employment@promedica.org 

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