PT REGISTRATION SPECIALIST

About the role

As our Patient Registration Specialist, you will ensure a positive patient experience through excellent customer service during registration, insurance verification, benefit analysis, and financial clearance processes. Every day, you will identify patients, financially clear them across pre-registration to discharge, and counsel them on financial liability. You will verify payer sources, refer to alternative payment assistance programs, and accurately capture all demographic and insurance information for appropriate reimbursement. You will also determine and collect patient financial liabilities or arrange payment plans, serving as a primary information source for patients and families on policies and rights. To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional customer service and communication skills, meticulous attention to detail in financial processes, and a strong understanding of insurance and payment assistance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of specific admission, registration, and pre-registration requirements for all areas, including but not limited to: Main Admitting, OP Registration, Maternity, and Rehabilitation Units
• Ensure the pre-registration process is complete for all assigned accounts at least 5-days prior to the scheduled date of service whenever possible
• Verify insurance eligibility and benefits on all assigned accounts using electronic verification systems or by contacting payers directly to determine level of insurance coverage; when contacting payers directly, utilize approved scripting
• Obtain referral, authorization and pre-certification information and document this information in the ADT system
• When appropriate, ensure the payer receives a Notice of Admission on all admissions, scheduled and non-scheduled, within 24-hours or the next business day
• Meet CMS billing requirements for the completion of the MSP, issuance of the Important Message from Medicare, issuance of the Observation Notice, and other requirements applicable and document completion within the hospital's information system for regulatory compliance and audit purposes

Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED
• Minimum 2 years of experience working in a hospital Patient Registration department, physician office setting, healthcare insurance company, revenue cycle vendor, and/or other revenue cycle-related role
• Applicable education and/or training can be used to balance a lack of experience
• Minimum 1 year of experience in customer service, preferably in a healthcare environment
• Experience in requesting and processing financial payments
• Preferred: 3 years of experience

Pay

$27.51 - $34.48 /hour