Outpatient Registration Specialist

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for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which sections have real content. We have: - Sign-on bonus: $2,000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS. Also note about internal candidates not eligible. This is a benefit? Could be part of Benefits or Pay? It's a sign-on bonus, could be part of Benefits or Pay. Since we have a Pay section if pay range is given. We have pay range: $16 - $29 per hour. Also mention sign-on bonus. So we can have a Pay section with that info. - Benefits: list of benefits: Paid Time Off, 8 Paid Holidays, Medical Plan options, HSA/HSA, Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D, Short-term disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Education Reimbursement, Employee Discounts, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Referral Bonus Program, Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.). Also mention performance rewards, recognition programs, equity stock purchase, 401k contribution. So we can have Benefits section. - Responsibilities: list of duties: greeting and checking in patients, answering phones, collecting co-pays and insurance payments, processing paperwork, performing front office duties; also list of primary responsibilities bullet points. - Requirements/Qualifications: Required Qualifications: High School Diploma/GED, 1+ years customer service experience, ability to work 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri, ability to work day shift hours during new hire orientation (first 2 weeks). Preferred Qualifications: experience with MS Office, hospital patient registration, physician office, medical setting, insurance reimbursement, financial verification, processing financial payments, medical terminology, basic math for financial payments, understanding insurance policies and procedures. Soft Skills: interpersonal, communication, customer service skills. Physical And Work Environment: standing for long periods (10-12 hours) while using workstation on wheels and phone/headset. - Schedule: This position is full-time, 40 hours/week. Employees required to have flexibility to work any of our day/first shifts, Monday-Friday with occasional on-call weekend hours. May need occasional overtime and weekends. New hire orientation day shift first two weeks. - About the role: The introductory paragraph about Optum, mission, culture, impact, etc. Could be "About the role" or "About the company". We'll use "About the role". - Pay: includes pay range and sign-on bonus. We must not include sections with placeholder or vague like "commensurate with experience". We have concrete info. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes EEO statement at end, drug-free workplace, etc. Must remove. Also remove duplicated lines like "Put It All Together - Competitive Base Pay, a Full And Comprehensive Benefit Program, Performance Rewards, And a Management Team Who Demonstrates Their Commitment To Your Success." That's part of benefits but we can keep as part of Benefits. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the sign-on bonus note about external applicants only, internal not eligible. Also note about pay based on factors. We need to format using

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  About the role

  Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology, to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

  Responsibilities

  • Communicates directly with patients and/or families either in person or on the phone to complete the registration process by collecting patient demographics, health information, and verifying insurance eligibility/benefits
  • Utilizes computer systems to enter, access, or verify patient data in real‑time ensuring accuracy and completeness of information
  • Gathers necessary clinical information and processes referrals, pre‑certification, pre‑determination, and pre‑authorizes according to insurance plan requirements
  • Verifies insurance coverage, benefits and creates price estimates, reverifications as needed
  • Collects patient co‑pays as appropriate and conducts conversations with patients on their out‑of‑pocket financial obligations
  • Identifies outstanding balances from patient's previous visits and attempts to collect any amount due
  • Responds to patient and caregivers' inquiries related to routine and sensitive topics always in a compassionate and respectful manner
  • Generates, reviews and analyzes patient data reports and follows up on issues and inconsistencies as necessary
  • Maintains up‑to‑date knowledge of specific registration requirements for ED Registration
  • Greets and checks in patients, answers phones, collects patient co‑pays and insurance payments, processes paperwork, and performs other front office duties as required in a fast‑paced, customer‑oriented clinical environment
  Note: Some responsibilities duplicated; we can combine but keep all.

  Requirements

  Required Qualifications

  • High School Diploma/GED
  • 1+ years of customer service experience such as hospital, office setting, customer service setting, or phone support
  • Ability to work from 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
  • Ability to work day shift hours during the duration of new hire orientation (approximately the first 2 weeks)

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Microsoft Office products
  • Experience in a Hospital Patient Registration Department, Physician office or any medical setting
  • Experience in insurance reimbursement and financial verification
  • Experience in requesting and processing financial payments
  • Working knowledge of medical terminology
  • Ability to perform basic mathematics for financial payments
  • Understanding of insurance policies and procedures

  Soft Skills

  • Strong interpersonal, communication and customer service skills

  Physical and Work Environment

  • Standing for long periods of time (10 to 12 hours) while using a workstation on wheels and phone/headset
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    Preferred Qualifications

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    Similarly for Benefits:

    Benefits

    Put It All Together - Competitive Base Pay, a Full And Comprehensive Benefit Program, Performance Rewards, And a Management Team Who Demonstrates Their Commitment To Your Success.

    • Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
    • Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Savings account
    • Dental, Vision, Life & AD&D Insurance along with Short‑term disability and Long‑Term Disability coverage
    • 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
    • Education Reimbursement
    • Employee Discounts
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Employee Referral Bonus Program
    • Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)
    Pay:

    Pay

    The hourly pay for this role will range from $16 - $29 per hour based on full‑time employment. In addition to your salary, we offer a $2,000 sign‑on bonus for external applicants (internal candidates are not eligible). Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

    Schedule:

    Schedule

    This position is full‑time, 40 hours/week. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our day/first shifts, available Monday to Friday with occasional on‑call weekend hours. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime and weekends. New hire orientation will occur during the day shift for the first two weeks.

    We should also include location? The posting includes office location: 1955 W. Frye Rd. Chandler, AZ. Could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section? Not in the list of headings but we could add as prose under About the role or maybe a separate "Location" but not required. Since we must preserve all substantive information, we should include location somewhere. Could add a paragraph under About the role after the mission description: "Our office is located at 1955 W. Frye Rd. Chandler, AZ." Also mention that new hire orientation will occur during day shift for first two weeks (already in Schedule). Also mention that the role is in a clinical or Emergency Department setting. Already in Responsibilities? Actually the first paragraph: "Responsible for providing patient-oriented service in a clinical or Emergency Department setting; performs a variety of clerical and administrative duties..." We should include that in Responsibilities or About the role. It's part of responsibilities description. We'll add a bullet under Responsibilities: "Provides patient‑oriented service in a clinical or Emergency Department setting, performing clerical and administrative duties related to the delivery of patient care." We must ensure we don't repeat bullet points unnecessarily but it's okay. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no or , no markdown. Let's craft final HTML. Check for any boilerplate: We removed EEO, drug-free workplace, etc. Also removed duplicated lines like "Put It