Admitting Representative - Mares Post Anesthesia Care

Confluence Health • Wenatchee, WA

11h • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves continual and direct patient contact, performing diversified tasks related to inpatient admissions, surgery, emergency, and outpatient registrations. The Admitting Representative facilitates patient payments, answers the CWH Switchboard, discusses financial responsibility with patients, maintains accurate patient account information, verifies insurance, and provides excellent service. The position may also involve some Financial Counseling functions, working closely with Clinical Staff for quality patient care, and providing IT troubleshooting for Clinical staff and Physicians, as well as Denial Management support and research.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Must possess extensive computer skills related to Windows navigation, mouse usage, keyboarding, email communication, internet and password management.
• Navigate between multiple programs simultaneously.
• Ability to multi-task, be accurate and have attention to detail while in a chaotic and stressful environment.
• Ability to deal with an emotional environment, mental health patients, traumas, and visibly ill and injured patients.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts, i.e. day, swing, night, weekend and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• MA-R helpful.
• Medical terminology.
• Medical insurance background.
• Proficient clerical skills and customer service.
• Experience in payment collections.

Responsibilities

• Admit/register patients in a timely and efficient manner using multiple methods of communications (bedside, in-person, over the phone, etc.).
• Obtain all required admission/registration information to ensure an accurate medical record is created.
• Perform insurance verification and accurately code insurance to provide accurate billing information.
• Complete forms, applications and documents accurately and in a timely manner.
• Complete daily work queues, self-correct errors, participate in audits and performance improvement projects.
• Answer incoming calls to the hospital including internal calls and page emergency codes per Confluence Health code protocol.
• Maintain physician on-call schedule.
• May participate in providing Financial Counseling to self-pay and under insured patients.
• Demonstrate understanding of CCP and inform patients of our CCP process.
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service and interact effectively with all patients, customers and members of the Health Care Team.
• Escort OB patients and direct admits to their designated floor and room assignment.
• Responsible to receive, document and return patient valuables on all floors.
• Demonstrate Standards of Behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Saving Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Generous Retirement Plans
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Gym Membership Discount
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Shift Differential

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED