REGISTRATION SVCS ASSOC I - Covenant Health : Job Details

Registration Services Associate, Admitting & Registration

Full time, 80 Hours per pay period, Shifts vary

With more than 30 specialties from Cardiology and Neurosurgery to Orthopedics and Vascular care, Methodist Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in East Tennessee to offer cutting-edge treatments and technologies that benefit people with life-threatening aneurysms, severely damaged knee, hip and shoulder joints, sudden heart failure, and non-healing wounds.

• 283 licensed beds
• 25 ICU beds
• 12 intermediate care beds
• 38 emergency suites
• 2 cath labs
• 8 LDRP suites
• Over 250 active and courtesy physicians
• Over 800 employees

Position Summary:

Accurate collection and data entry of the required financial and demographic information for all patients at time of scheduling, pre-registration and registration. Accurate verification of benefits and pre-certification requirements. Collections of required co-insurance, deductible or deposits from patients. Projection of a professional manner when dealing with all customers.

Recruiter: Kathleen Rice || [email protected] || 865-###-####

• Meets all the requirements of the Registration Secretary and Registration Services Associate I duties and responsibilities including one year of hospital registration experience.
• Customer Service: Maintains a customer service rating of at least 99% including successful observation/evaluation audits, completion of customer service training, and maintenance of 50% collection rate.
• Pre-Registration; Insurance Verification: Maintains 98% accuracy on Medicare Secondary Payor and Quality Audits. Successfully completes 72-hour, secondary payor and insurance/pre-registration rules assessments and updates.
• Optical Imaging: Demonstrates 98% accuracy in optical imaging audits.

Minimum Education:

Must be a high school graduate. Completion of college-level business office training preferred. Must be able to type a minimum of 45 net wpm. Must demonstrate proficiency in English, be able to read with comprehension and write legibly; Must perform basic arithmetic calculations and demonstrate ability to use copiers, calculator within Registration Departments standards. Must demonstrate expertise with the use of personal computers, optical imaging, scheduling, pre-registration and registration.

Must be familiar with and demonstrate knowledge of insurance procedures and hospital services and charges. Must complete MMC Registration insurance training and pass insurance proficiency assessment.

Minimum Experience

One (1) year of experience in hospital registration, business office or physicians office, required must have experience in successfully performing clerical duties.

Licensure Requirement:

None is required.