Principal Admitting Worker - ED Registration Orange - PT MIDS

About Us

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health - Orange, UCI Health - Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties. As Orange County’s only academic health system, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

About the Role

Incumbent performs the essential functions of the Emergency Department Registration, which can include: pre-admission, financial counseling, insurance notification, verification and authorization, management of unscheduled admissions in acute care or mental health admissions, NICU transfers and other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-admission processes
• Provide financial counseling to patients
• Handle insurance notification, verification, and authorization
• Manage unscheduled admissions in acute care or mental health settings
• Coordinate NICU transfers
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• General understanding of medical terminology
• Customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Extensive and demonstrated knowledge of Government and Commercial Insurance Plans
• Experience with registration and/or billing computer software programs
• Experience in a hospital or medical office setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Managed Care plans
• Demonstrated experience with referral authorization process
• Ability to utilize payer and government websites to access and interpret health plan benefit packages and make determinations
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures, and forms
• Experience with computer software programs such as Quest, Invision, and EPIC
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Ability to ensure proper billing or financial procedures for patients

Benefits

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks.

Conditions of Employment

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct Disclosure Requirement
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug-Free Environment
• Additional conditions may apply, dependent upon business unit or job-specific requirements (e.g., California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, E-Verify, Pre-Placement Health Evaluation)

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization.