Registrar Full Time Varied Emergency Department

UHS•Lakewood Ranch, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC) is an award-winning, high-quality, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission. It consistently ranks high in terms of quality, safety, and patient satisfaction. The medical staff includes more than 750 physicians and allied health professionals who practice in a wide range of specialties. LWRMC has expanded its offerings by growing services and updating technologies. Services include emergency services and freestanding emergency department, general and robotic surgery, maternity care, breast health, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, stroke, sleep medicine, urology and wound care. If you want to join a team of professionals providing the highest quality of care, look no further than Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. This role is responsible for maintaining good public relations with hospital personnel, physicians and their staff, insurance companies, and patients. The ER Registrar ensures that services are authorized by calling insurance companies at the time of service. They utilize hospital information systems for scanning documents and for identifying and verifying valid insurance coverage. The position is also responsible for the coordination of patient flow, accurate registrations, and collection of out-of-pocket money due on all patients. The ER Registrar ensures that all paperwork is dispersed to the appropriate department, answers incoming calls utilizing approved scripts, and must be able to type 40 WPM with accuracy in spelling. Knowledge of medical terminology and third-party requirements is necessary, as is the ability to handle stressful situations and be flexible in work schedule. Communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer skills, and customer service skills are required.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
One year experience in a hospital setting or related field.
Minimum of 16 hours training with Quality Director and 40 hours departmental orientation.

Responsibilities

Maintains good public relations with hospital personnel, physicians and their staff, insurance companies, and patients.
Ensures that services are authorized by calling insurance companies at time of service.
Utilizes hospital information systems for scanning documents and for identifying and verifying valid insurance coverage.
Responsible for the coordination of patient flow, accurate registrations and collections of out of pocket money due on all patients.
Ensures that all paperwork is dispersed to the appropriate department.
Answers incoming calls utilizing approved scripts.
Able to type 40 WPM with accuracy in spelling.
Medical terminology and knowledge of third party requirements.
Able to handle stressful situations.
Must be flexible in work schedule.
Communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer skills, and customer service skills required.
Other duties as assigned.