Registrar-MSQ-Weekends (Saturday,Sunday) 9-5pm

Mount Sinai Health System • Astoria, NY

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About The Position

The Registrar is responsible for the business aspect of the patient's visit to the Emergency Department as well as the patient focused care delivery within the department. Activities include: registration, insurance verification and notification, updating of financial and demographic information, reception and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 6 - 9 Months of health care experience in order to become familiar with institutional policies and procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet and direct patients, visitors, and staff.
• Answers telephones promptly and courteously.
• Directs calls to appropriate personnel and/or departments, takes messages and assures delivery of same.
• Collects and distributes patient referral information received from affiliated physicians.
• Escorts visitors and patients to appropriate areas; provides information to assist patient and/or visitors.
• Distributes departmental reading material such as Emergency Department brochure, Health Care Proxy and Patient Bill of Rights. Ensures such documents are readily available.
• Registers patients by updating or entering patient demographic, financial information and emergency contact data into the computer system. 8.
• Verifies demographic information and insurance coverage by interviewing patient/family member/friend.
• According to policy and established procedure generates patients’ chart and attaches pertinent information such as Emerg Card, Medicaid threshold and EMS sheet, etc.
• According to policy and established procedure reviews discharged patient charts for diagnosis, physician signature, dictation code, menu and appropriate forms for completion.
• According to established policy and procedure processes specimens for laboratory(ies) by assuring that specimens are appropriately labeled, forms are competed and identification processes have been followed.
• File charts and retrieve old records.
• Retrieves completed charts, addressograph plate and all supporting documents from patient treatment area.
• Enters data into required computerized system.
• Maintains patient recall file.
• According to policy and established procedures insured that all papers, forms, etc. are stamped appropriately.
• Logs patients on/in to the appropriate registration sheets/logs.
• Reconcile log books.
• Obtains signatures for consent.
• Makes clinic appointments.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees