Patient Registrar

Job Summary

Represent EvergreenHealth as welcoming officials to patients and visitors and is responsible for accurate and courteous registration of patients in a manner that promotes EvergreenHealth's values that contributes towards an optimum patient experience. Accountable for the proper patient identification to ensure a patient safety. Initiates the Patient Revenue Cycle for maximum and timely reimbursement with utilization of registration functions/systems.

Primary Duties

• Interviews patient or their representatives to obtain demographic and billing information via the registration area or the patient's bedside.
• Affords assistance to patients in completing the appropriate consent and/or worker's compensation forms.
• Completes pre-registration of patients prior to scheduled admission as necessary (may be conducted over phone or in person with patient or patient representative).
• Responsible for point-of-service collections.
• Identifies the need for financial counseling and refers the patient to the Financial Clearance Unit.
• Demonstrates knowledge of insurance payers and the use of electronic systems for verification purposes.
• Works with the House Supervisor for direct and scheduled admits as needed.
• Responsible for updating patient type changes based on physician's orders.
• Informs surgery patients of scheduled admit and surgery times.
• Responsible for following downtime procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to be flexible in work assignments, detail oriented and organized and works well with others in a professional manner
• Strong communication skills to effectively obtain information from patients, physicians, other clients
• Ability to function independently, organize work, multitask, and establish priorities
• Numerical ability is required to discuss financial arrangements including deposit requirements
• Ability to exercise good judgment in determining appropriate actions in emergent situations, problem solving, and retain composure in stressful situations
• Detail oriented and organized
• Ability to manage work volume and disseminate status updates to team members

Bonus

Up to $3000.00 for those new to EvergreenHealth Pro-rated by FTE.

Locations

Locations include: Kirkland, WA, Redmond, WA and Monroe, WA

Wage Range

Wage Range: $23.92 - $36.71 per hour

Benefits

Choices that care for you and your family At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.

• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• On-demand virtual health care
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life and disability insurance
• Retail plans (457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Paid Time Off/Vacation
• Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
• Paid holidays
• Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
• Voluntary identity theft protection
• Voluntary legal insurance
• Pay in lieu of benefits premium program
• Free parking
• Commuter benefits

Pay

Pay in lieu of benefits premium program

Schedule

Not specified