Job Title: Admissions Specialist - Part Time
Reports to: Admissions Director
POSITION SUMMARY
Interviews patient or representative and enters patient’s demographic information in the computer. Obtains insurance precertification, if required, for inpatients and observations. Preadmits patients. Answers multi-line telephone. Greets the public, patients, and visitors and directs them to the proper location.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Collects and enters accurate demographic and financial data for patient registrations.
- Tears down charts, makes required copies, and distributes.
- Advance understanding of Insurance payors.
- Verifies Medicaid coverage and assigns PCP, if necessary.
- Accurately completes procedures for discharges and transfers.
- Checks insurance cards for requirements regarding physician referrals and precertification.
- Pre notification of inpatient stays with insurance.
- Assignment of ICD-10 CM and CPT codes for initial authorization of Inpatient and Observation stays.
- Pre-registers patients for scheduled admissions and outpatient services, verifying that prior authorization and physician referrals are in place, if required by their insurance company.
- Reviews and makes corrections to patient charts.
- Answers multi-line department telephone. Transferring calls to the appropriate location and relaying verbal and written messages accurately and promptly.
- Answers main telephone, when necessary, when that area is not manned.
- Operates the public address system
- Gives instructions to visitors and patients.
- Uses the computer to post walk-in payments and prints receipts. Write receipts for General Ledger payments.
- Reconciles cash drawer with receipts and forwards payments to cashier.
- Knows how to operate and maintain departmental equipment.
- Logs patient valuables in and out of the hospital safe.
- Deals with the public utilizing guest relation skills.
- Participates in educational programs and in-service meetings.
- Follows hospital policy on confidentiality.
- Rotates holidays and fills in on weekends, when needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
