Job Details

Sutter Health Registration Specialist

Obtains all necessary information to register and financially clear patients. Acts as a key resource by providing functional guidance and direction to new employees, resolving problems, using sound judgment and initiative as workflow requires. Helps foster an environment in which continuous improvement in business processes and services is welcomed and recognized. Responsible for providing issue identification, assessment, and resolution as well as technical support in order to achieve desired outcomes and compliance with the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Sutter Health policies and standard procedures. Oversee the collection of information that is obtained during the registration work flow process to ensure efficient and accurate registration of patients in Emergency, Ambulatory, Inpatient and Outpatient service areas related to hospital billing and compliance.

Education:

• HS Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)

Typical Experience:

• 2 years of recent relevant experience.

Skills and Knowledge:

• General knowledge of patient access, financial counseling, functions in acute, and non-acute settings.
• Working knowledge and understanding of insurance and medical terminology.
• Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Consent Laws knowledge.
• Time management skills and the ability to manage frequent in-person patient contacts while effective maintaining and documenting data in the patient registration systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work in multiple computer systems, such as patient registration/accounting systems, telephone consoles, document imaging, scanning, payment posting, proprietary payer websites and data quality monitoring, both accurately and efficiently.
• Possess verbal and written communication and active listening skills.
• Accuracy and attentiveness to detail required.
• Decision making and problem solving skills.
• Must be able to work concurrently on a variety of tasks/projects in diverse environment.
• Ability to meet or exceed targeted customer service, productivity and quality standards.
• Computer proficiency skills required.
• Requires the ability to work with and maintain confidential information.

Job Shift: Days

Schedule: Full Time

Shift Hours: 8

Days of the Week: Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements: None

Benefits: Yes

Unions: No

Position Status: Non-Exempt

Weekly Hours: 40

Employee Status: Regular

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $35.71 to $44.63 / hour