ER Registration Specialist-Admissions - LMC-Full Time bei Health Care District of Palm Beach County
Health Care District of Palm Beach County · Belle Glade, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Belle Glade
General Statement of Job: This position is responsible for processing all Emergency Room admissions for the hospital. The employee maintains the data integrity in the Mater Patient Index of the computer system.
Essential Functions:
- Assist patients, family members, physicians, visitors, vendors, and employees in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner.
Support the hospital’s mission, vision, and values by presenting a positive and polite demeanor and offering assistance to all customers.
Register Emergency Room patients in compliance with EMTALA requirements.
Verify insurance coverage and obtain authorizations when necessary.
Obtain and verify patient demographic information; enter data accurately into the HMS system.
Perform Office Assistant duties as needed.
Complete admissions as directed by physician orders via ER or direct admissions.
Obtain admission authorizations when required by insurance carriers.
Register after-hours ancillary visits.
Ensure all required documents and information are scanned into patient accounts.
Collect co-pays, coinsurance, and balances due from ER patients at the time of service.
Provide written receipts for all payments received.
Verify ER registration accuracy and confirm insurance eligibility.
Update patient information provided by nursing staff into HMS patient accounts and logs.
Assist the Emergency Services Department as needed.
Explain patient responsibilities related to insurance plans, co-pays, and coinsurance.
Obtain all required patient consent signatures.
Advise Medicare patients and obtain signatures on the Important Message from Medicare form.
Maintain productivity records in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
Monitor the fire panel, code blue panel, and blood bank panel; promptly notify hospital personnel of any abnormalities.
Attend and actively participate in monthly departmental staff meetings.
Review and sign off on the Communication Book daily in compliance with hospital requirements.
Attend mandatory departmental and hospital in-service training sessions.
Route patient complaints appropriately.
Adhere to all hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
Apply hospital safety principles in all work practices; report identified safety risks or incidents as required.
Maintain current knowledge of insurance carrier requirements, corresponding insurance forms, state collection laws, and HIPAA regulations as they apply to admissions and registration.
Keep work area neat, orderly, and safe.
Follow infection control and employee health policies and procedures at all times.
Maintain patient confidentiality according to hospital policies and procedures.
Perform emergency duties when required, which may include working in special needs or Red Cross shelters or responding to man-made or natural threats or disasters.
Additional Duties:
This job description reflects the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a complete description of all the work requirements and expectations that may be inherent in the position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position. Management of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County reserves the right to assign duties not listed herein as necessary to accomplish the goals of the organization.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED required.
Experience:
Minimum of two (2) years experience preferred. Knowledgeable in Medicare compliance guidelines, Florida Medicaid and third-party insurance companies preferred.
Certification:
N/A
Licensure:
N/A
Registrations:
N/A
Company
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is an independent special taxing district that has served as a healthcare safety net for more than 36 years to fill in gaps in access to healthcare services. This unique healthcare system covers the entire county and provides a wide range of services such as nine community health centers (Federally Qualified Health Centers) which serve everyone regardless of ability to pay; school health teams in 172 public schools; a lifesaving Trauma Hawk aeromedical helicopter program; a rural, public teaching hospital, Lakeside Medical Center; an award-winning skilled nursing center; a ground ambulance program for Health Care District patients needing a higher level of care and the county’s Trauma Agency, which ensures quality outcomes within the county’s trauma system and leads initiatives to prevent traumatic injury.
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