Patient Registration Specialist - St. Joseph Medical Center - Tacoma, WA (FT - Mornings)
Job Field: Environmental Jobs
Location: LAKEWOOD, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time
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<td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">Title: Patient Registration Specialist - St. Joseph Medical Center - Tacoma, WA (FT - Mornings)<BR>Location: Washington-Tacoma<BR>Other Locations:<BR>At Conifer Health Solutions, we offer the strength and stability of Tenet Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company, with the ingenuity and energy of a healthcare independent. We are a healthcare solutions company born from the healthcare industry. We take care of hospital business, so hospitals can focus on caring for patients. Ready to be part of our solutions? Welcome to a company that gives you the resources and incentives to redefine healthcare services, with the benefits and leadership to take your career to the next step!<BR><BR><BR>JOB SUMMARY <BR>This job is responsible for performing receptionist, registration, and clerical duties associated with patient admission and related activities in accordance with internal standards and guidelines and regulatory requirements. Work includes collecting, recording, and distributing patient demographic and financial information via the computer and manual systems. An incumbent verifies and explains authorizations and referrals for patient services. Work also includes handling cash, receiving payments from patients for hospital and medical services rendered, and recording amount received.<BR>Work involves the application of knowledge relating to insurances and privacy/confidentiality practices, medical terminology and the patient registration process. <BR>This job exists in multiple departments, and while there may be minor differences in job content, they are not significant for classification purposes. Overall, the natures of the work and job requirements are consistent between departments.<BR><BR>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: <BR>The following section contains representative examples of job duties that might be performed in positions allocated to this job class. FHS is a dynamic organization, and the environment can be fluid. Roles and responsibilities may be altered to accommodate changing business conditions and objectives as well as to tap into the skills and experience of it's employees. Accordingly, employees may be asked to perform duties that are outside the specific work that is listed. It is not required that any position perform all duties listed, so long as primary responsibilities are consistent with the work as described. Performance standards developed for incumbents allocated to this job class may also contain relevant job content information and are referenced hereto.<BR><BR>1. Receives, collects, verifies, records, updates and distributes patient demographic, physician and financial information in accordance with FHS standards and guidelines; provides payment options for services rendered, accepts payments.<BR><BR>2. Coordinates and verifies insurance benefits and eligibility on all patient accounts; explains authorizations and referrals for patient services to ensure timely payment; ensures that all documentation and verification required is documented in patient account at the time o </font></td>
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