Patient Registration Rep

About the role

This position begins the Revenue Cycle process by collecting accurate demographic and financial information to produce a clean claim necessary to receive timely reimbursement. In addition, this position provides exceptional support and customer service during encounters with patients, families, visitors, and OhioHealth Physicians and associates.

Responsibilities

• Accurately identifies patient in EMR system.
• Obtains and enters accurate patient demographic and financial information through a standard work process (via phone, virtual, face to face and/or bedside location) to complete registration all while maintaining patient confidentiality and providing exceptional customer service.
• Provides exceptional customer service during every encounter with patients, families, visitors, and OhioHealth physicians and associates.
• Performs registration functions in any of the Patient Access areas.
• Uses critical thinking skills to make decisions, resolve issues, and/or escalate concerns when they arise.
• Uses various computer programs to enter and retrieve information.
• Verifies insurance eligibility using online eligibility system, payer websites or by phone call.
• Secures and tracks insurance authorizations and processed BXC patients.
• Transcribes ancillary orders.
• Schedules outpatients.
• Generates, prints and provides patient estimates utilizing price estimator products.
• Collects patient's Out of Pocket expenses and past balances to meet individual and departmental goals.
• Attempts to collect residual balances from previous visits.
• Answers questions or concerns regarding insurance residuals and self-pay accounts.
• Uses knowledge of CPT codes to accurately select codes from clinical descriptions.
• Generates appropriate regulatory documents and obtains consent signatures.
• Identifies and/or determines patient Out of Network acceptance into the organization.
• Reviews insurance information and speaks to patients regarding available financial aid.
• Explains billing procedures, hospital policies and provides appropriate literature and documentation.
• Scans required documents used for claim submission into patient’s medical record.
• Escorts or transports patients in a safe and efficient manner to and from various destinations.
• Assists clinical staff in administrative duties as needed.
• Complies with policies and procedures that are unique to each access area.
• Assists with training new associates.
• Oversees functions of reception desks and lobbies including, but not limited to, cleanliness and order of lobbies and surrounding work areas.
• Goes to the Nursing Units to register or obtain consents.
• Uses multi-line phone system, transferring callers to appropriate patient rooms or other locations.
• Makes reminder phone calls to patients.
• Processes offsite registrations; processes offsite paper registrations; processes pre-registered paper accounts.
• Maintains patient logs for statistical purposes.
• Reviews insurance information and determines need for referrals and/or financial counseling.
• Educates patients on MyChart, including its activation.
• Based on Care Site, may also have responsibility for Visitor Management which includes credentialing visitors and providing wayfinding assistance to their destination.
• As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.

Requirements

• High School or GED (Required)
• One to two years previous experience in a medical office setting
• Excellent communication, organization, and customer service skills
• Basic computer skills

Schedule

• 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM, every 4th weekend
• 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM
• Holiday requirements

Department

Main Registration