Registrar, Ambulatory Care Services (Evenings)

The Department of Ambulatory Care Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time diem Registrar / TH Staff Assistant 2 (Evenings). The successful candidate will:

• Interview and verify demographic, biographic, and financial information with the patient and/or family members in order to complete a registration using the Eagle Database System.
• Place wristband on patient wrist or ankle for children under 2 years old.
• Verify insurance eligibility of all patients through EMEV (Medicaid), MCVR (Medicare), EBLC (Blue Cross), and Clearance (for all commercial insurances).
• Distribute information relating to patient’s rights and the HIPPA privacy law.
• Obtain patients signature on all necessary forms authorizing consent and acknowledging receipt.
• Reconcile all patient charts.
• Assist patients or family members with inquires.
• Admit patients utilizing the Orchestrate system.
• Convert an Outpatient Registration to Inpatient.
• Assign beds to all admitted patients
• Perform Bed Transfers in Eagle to ensure patient is in correct room so physician can locate patient in Health Bridge.
• Adhere to all Regulatory Standards.
• Attend all Registration Meeting and complete all training in a timely manner.
• Order laboratory test utilizing the Cerner database and retrieve results upon request.
• Perform other job related duties as required or as business need warrant, as the duties and responsibilities are not limited to the above position description.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Must possess good communication skills.
• Computer literacy highly desirable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree.
• 1+ year of related hospital-based experience.
• Knowledge of third-party billing in managed care.