Registrar, Emergency Department (Hourly/Per Diem)
About The Position
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors. Bargaining Unit: UUP Job Summary: The Department of Ambulatory Care Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking an hourly/per diem TH Staff Assistant 2 / Emergency Department Registrar.
Requirements
- 1 – 2 years of experience in a healthcare, medical office or hospital setting, particularly in-patient registration, scheduling, or insurance verification
- Proficiency in medical terminology
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
- High School Diploma or GED
- Experience with insurance verification (Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs)
- Experience using the EAGLE system or similar Electronic Health Records platform
- Or, a satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Nice To Haves
- Associate or Bachelor Degree
- Bilingual skills (Creole and/or Spanish; Mandarin and/or Cantonese; Arabic)
Responsibilities
- Conducts both quick registrations and full registrations of persons who present for ED services and applies wristbands to patient wrists or ankles.
- Conducts registration of persons who present to ambulatory surgery, endoscopy procedures and L&D
- Accurately searches for patient files ensuring that duplicate medical records are not assigned.
- Conducts patient interviews to obtain accurate and complete patient demographic and insurance data as necessary.
- Explains and obtains signatures on appropriate hospital forms, including the general consent to treatment, notice of privacy, and patient agreement forms.
- Facilitates transportation for discharged ED patients
- Reviews registration forms and updates to ensure accurate and complete demographic and financial data.
- Maintains photo copies of patient’s insurance and identification cards.
- Answers, triage and route incoming phone calls to ED.
- Verifies coverage and checks eligibility for insurance benefits including Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross, and other insurances.
- Schedules follow-up Outpatient appointments in Acuity or Altera Health bridge
- Assist Patients and staff members with inquires
- Prepare the patient’s medical chart with appropriate documentation.
- Maintains knowledge of all organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
- Ensures compliance with HIPAA regulations and relevant hospital policies.
- Setting up Death Certificates in eVitals system
- Processing OCME/Funeral Home pick ups
- Processing Bed Transfer and Patient discharges
- Processing Chart Conversions from ED outpatient to Observation and Inpatient Levels of Care
- Inpatient Bed Management/ Bed Assignments
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
