Patient Registration Clerk

Job description

Job Title: Patient Registration Clerk Department: CPH Patient Access Services: Location: Canton Potsdam Hospital (Various locations to train) Hours Per Week: Per Diem (Hours as needed) Schedule: 8-hour shifts; NOTE: Training with be full time (Approximately 3 months) and primarily day shift at multiple locations, then switch to primarily nights/overnights, variable days, weekend, and holiday coverage. SUMMARY: The Patient Registration Clerk provides customer-service and registration/switchboard services and assumes the responsibility for successful financial outcomes of all patient services. Under the general supervision of the Patient Access Services Manager, this position performs imperative duties including registration pre and full, insurance verification, switchboard and life support alarm coverage, data entry, and point-of-service collections, while maintaining patient relations, customer satisfaction, and hospital financial solvency. RESPONSIBILITIES: Patient Registration & Intake: Accurately interview patients and families to collect demographic, financial, and medical information; perform bedside, inpatient, emergency, and telephone registration while meeting established t...