Patient Registrar II

Location Address:

Compensation Pay Range:

Summary:

Responsibilities:

Customer Service and Caring Practices:

• Achieve exceptional patient experience for patients and patient families by using CARES, AIDET and EPE tools.
• Addresses and attempts to appropriately resolve complaints in the moment by using key words at key times
• Ability to manage conflict and appropriately request the help of a supervisor when needed.
• Monitor and maintain the lobby waiting areas for cleanliness and to offer comfort cart rounding to the patients and families. Keep patients informed of delays.

Encounter Components

• Performs the patient registration process. Manage the accurate collection of patient data which includes but is not limited to;
• Kiosk concierge performance
• Demographic data
• Insurance critical elements
• Investigate via electronic tools insurance eligibility
• Provides informed dialogue with patients and patients representatives regarding E-signature documents, offering printed copies at each interaction.
• Able to answer questions regarding hospital and departmental operation, polices and procedure including but not limited to Provider Based Billing where applicable

Patient Access:

• Schedules patient appointments according to guidelines by providing documentation of scheduled appointments, procedural instructions and location directions.
• Follows team and same day appointment guidelines.
• Monitors daily patient schedule for accuracy, anticipate errors and take corrective action.
• Identifies no show patients and uses EOD status. Follows No-Show workflows to take appropriate step for notifying the patient and/or the clinical team as to the patients status.
• Manage patient relations in regard to late arrival for pre-scheduled appointments. Explore all options to resolve the situation while maintaining effective and customer focused communication.

Financial Accountabilities:

• Collects identified patient financial obligation amounts including residual balance if applicable
• Refers as appropriate to on site Financial Advocate, or for uninsured to the Financial Advocacy Center
• Follows PMG cash handling policies and balances daily

Qualifications:

• High school or equivalent
• Experience:
• A minimum of 18 months of work experiences in office, healthcare with strong customer service background. Must pass EPIC competency for Registration at completion of Epic Clerical Training class.
• Abilities:
• Requires general knowledge of the customer encounter process which may include scheduling, registration, contract requirements, financial guidelines, coordination of services and billing process in terms of what and how work is to be done as well as why it is done.

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.