Patient Business Representative - MSW-PT Nights

Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Manages patient’s admissions, insurance coverage, bed coverage, and discharge.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED required.
• Healthcare Insurance verification and Front Desk registration
• Minimum 2 years of registration experience within a medical setting (doctor’s office, hospital).
• Knowledgeable in medical health insurances and front desk registration.

Nice To Haves

• Bi-Lingual (Spanish/English) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect, verify, and input patient information paperwork with appropriate financial and demographic forms into the M.I.S system
• Obtains all old medical record numbers from the Medical Records Department for patients previously in the system, or when appropriate assigns new medical record number
• Receives information from the Emergency Department on incoming emergency admissions.
• Admits and interviews patients scheduled for elective, emergency, OB, ambulatory surgery and pre-admission prior to admission to the hospital following established procedures
• Registers people for private outpatient registration office.
• Completes corresponding charge forms and documentation
• Registers patients having pre-admission testing services
• Interviews patients privately before, during or after the services for financial screening to update insurance information or other pertinent data
• Ensures all admissions are given admission information which includes but is not limited to: The Patient’s Bill of Rights, Discharge information, A Welcome booklet, hospital policies and procedures regarding room rates and financial obligations
• Prepares and distributes daily admission and census lists
• Verify patient financial class codes are correct and refers patient to Medicaid Expediters when the patient does not have coverage.
• Notifies Medical A.C. of all private teaching admissions
• Assign patient beds and initiate patient bed transfers when necessary.
• Enters relevant discharge and transfer information into the computer
• Accepts telephone and in-person requests from physicians for patients accommodations
• Assures placement of patients’ name on “Elective or Emergency” list
• Act as billing liaison for the patient, prepare bills, collect, deposit, and give receipts for payments.
• Update the billing system to reflect payments and keep track of complete and incomplete accounts in a separate filing system.
• Closes all PROP, PAT and Ambulatory Surgery visits in the M.I.S. system
• Process and files birth certificates
• Process and files death certificates
• Contacts Nursing Stations to obtain expected discharge
• Release bodies to funeral director.
• Notify morgue attendant for family members that with to view deceased.
• Communicates with Housekeeping & Nursing regarding status of patients bed using BedBoard system.
• May be required to act as a messenger or patient transporter and provide backup/relief to the clinic cashiers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees