**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**
Day Shift
**Description:**
POSITION PURPOSE
Provides assistance, guidance and direction to visitors and patients. Provides information to patients concerning regulatory requirements. Provides estimated costs and patient responsibility, facilitating collection of co-pay, deductible and private pay balances. Responsible for the complete and accurate collection of patient demographic and financial information for the purpose of establishing the patient and service specific record for claims processing and maintenance of an accurate electronic medical record. Schedules, registers and check-in patients for both scheduled and walk-in Radiology exams. Uses departmental information systems to track and retrieve data. Problem solving and resolution of patient account issues. Routinely interacts with technical, physician and other support staff, as well as patients.
**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
This position is fully on site; there is no option to work remotely.
Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships. Approaches conflict in a constructive manner. Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution
Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management. Receives and greet visitors and patients. Ascertains the nature of their business. Notifies appropriate staff.
Assists and for directs visitors, patients and deliveries to appropriate areas. Answers routine questions; provides basic information and assistance with departmental procedures. Performs patient registration by interviewing patient or patient's representative to obtain patient demographics such as name, address, birth date, physician's name, and insurance company information related to payment of hospital bills.
Completes related forms and records and enters information into computerized systems.
Determines appropriate payment required at point of registration (deposits, co-pays, minimum charges and non-covered services.) Collects payment at time of registration. Verifies procedural and diagnosis codes submitted by service departments and physicians to assure accuracy for claims submission. Communicates with patients their financial responsibility, benefit and authorization status prior to clinical services. Obtains patient liability acknowledgment, explains the purpose and obtains signatures. Schedules and arranges patient appointments for diagnostic tests, etc. following established scheduling guidelines and procedures.
Answers telephone calls and routes calls appropriately. Orders and maintains office supplies. Keeps work and visitor areas clean and organized. Knows where to obtain information to assist Radiology team members, patients, internal and external customers. Assists patients or physician office staff by referring to the appropriate sources of information. Demonstrates team-player abilities and seamless service to patients.
Maintains competency by participating in on site and external training opportunities.
Utilize skills gained from training sessions to improve and enhance their work processes and customer interactions.
Accurate typing and data skills. Accurate spelling and grammar. Strong attention to detail.
Knowledge of medical terminology for registration and billing procedures. Telephone skills and ability to operate office equipment such as personal computers, copiers, fax machines and printers. Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with a wide range of staff, physicians, medical professionals, patients, visitors and other organizational personnel, in order to relay and obtain information.
Guest relations skills and an awareness of the importance of role as first contact for patients within the hospital system.
Analytical skills to gather and interpret insurance data, maintain moderately complex records, and compile and calculate billing and statistical figures. Organizational skills to prioritize multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and adapt quickly to changes and interruptions.
**REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE**
Education:
+ Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
**Our Commitment**
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran