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Responsibilities

Employing excellent customer service skills, the Patient Registration Specialist is responsible for ensuring a positive patient experience throughout the registration, insurance verification, benefit analysis, and financial clearance process. Primary duties include appropriate patient identification, financially clearing patients during the pre-registration, registration, admission process and prior to discharge, counseling patients about their financial liability, verifying payer sources, assessing and referring patients to alternative payment sources, including the Payment and Billing Assistance Program as well as government and non-government based payment assistance programs. The Patient Registration Specialist ensures timely, accurate and complete capture of all demographic and insurance information to ensure appropriate reimbursement for services rendered. In addition, the Patient Registration Specialist determines and collects the patient's financial liability and/or arranges payment plans. The Patient Registration Specialist is an information source for patients and families by explaining organization policies, patient financial responsibilities and Patient Rights and Responsibilities.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

+ High School diploma, GED or equivalent.

+ Able to perform basic mathematics for payment calculation.

+ Minimum 2 years of experience working in a hospital Patient Registration department, physician office setting, healthcare insurance company, revenue cycle vendor, and/or other revenue cycle-related role. 3 years preferred.

+ Applicable education and/or training can be used to balance a lack of experience.

+ Minimum 1 year of experience in customer service, preferably in a healthcare environment.

+ Intermediate to advanced computer skills.

Overview

Marian Regional Medical Center, a 191-bed facility located in Santa Maria, California, is recognized as one of the Top 250 Hospitals in the Nation by Healthgrades and was awarded Best Maternity Care by Newsweek. It ranks among 10% in the nation for safety core measures in cardiac services and has the only comprehensive cancer treatment and resource program from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Marian’s beautiful mission-style facility houses the latest technology to support excellent physicians and caregivers who deliver compassionate care each and every day. Marian Regional Medical Center is a part of Dignity Health’s Southwest Division and is a member of CommonSpirit Health, the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation, boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals, with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools, and comprehensive outpatient services - all recognized for quality, safety, and service. Marian's offers Santa Maria Valley residents access to the most advanced technologies, an expanded and enhanced Emergency Department, Critical Care Unit, neonatal intensive care unit, and an array of women's services.

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Pay Range

$26.20 - $32.84 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.