Performs clerical responsibilities of registration, insurance verification, data entry, and cashiering functions related to emergency patients and outpatient visits. The Registration Representative provides telephone and reception services to persons needing services at UPMC. Hours for this position are as followed:This position will work a combination of day and evening shifts, every other weekend, every other holiday. Day shift hours 6:45 am-3:15 pm, evening shift hours 2:45 pm-11:15 pm. Respo... more details
Purpose: Performs clerical responsibilities of registration, insurance verification, data entry, and cashiering functions related to emergency patients and outpatient visits. The Registration Representative provides telephone and reception services to persons needing services at UPMC.
Hours for this position are as followed:This position will work a combination of day and evening shifts, every other weekend, every other holiday.Day shift hours 6:45am-3:15pm, evening shift hours 2:45pm-11:15pm.
Responsibilities:
Performs other duties as assigned.
Has daily contact with patients, family, and other hospital employees. Must be able to handle stressful situations courteously, tactfully, and calmly. Must maintain client confidentiality.
Attends SED.
Attends department in-services and meetings as required.
Participates in continuing education activities.
Notifies police about patients being treated for injuries sustained through a motor vehicle accident, an animal bite, or injuries sustained that are of a suspicious nature.
Provides private physicians and clinics photocopies of ED records and routes to appropriate destinations.
Forwards medical records and forms and makes reports to appropriate offices and agencies.
Collects cash payment from patients (HMO co-pays, deposit is required for products and services).
Performs cashiering accurately within required time period.
Provides directions to the public to other areas within the hospital.
Communicates effectively with patients, physicians, and all levels of hospital personnel.
Provides internal and external telephone communications efficiently and courteously for the Emergency Department.
Reviews charts? contents for completion and takes the measures necessary to assure the completeness of the record.
Completes charts for Medical Records and for departmental data analysis and reports.
Obtains signatures for Authorization to Treat and Assignment of Medical Benefits.
Attaches copies of insurance cards, EVS printouts, or other insurance information to the billing copy of the registration form.
Reviews and verifies information already in the system.
Protects each person's legal and moral right to unbreached confidentiality.
Is responsible for reviewing the Communication Log daily for updates and pertinent information.
Requests medical records that have not been received prior to the patient's arrival.
Maintains the Emergency Department Logbook and the Daily Admissions Book and routes copies to appropriate departments.
Collects and records all Emergency Department and Outpatient registration data and obtains appropriate consents.
Performs registration processes and prepares charts for patient services.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Demonstrate clerical ability, typing or PC experience
Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.
Prior clerical or secretarial experience of one year in health care setting preferred.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Job Abstracts is an independent Job Search Engine. Job Abstracts is not an agent or representative and is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with any employer. Job Abstracts uses proprietary technology to keep the availability and accuracy of its job listings and their details. All trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and job descriptions are the property of their respective holder. Job Abstracts does not have its members apply for a job on the jobabstracts.com website. Additionally, Job Abstracts may provide a list of third-party job listings that may not be affiliated with any employer. Please make sure you understand and agree to the website's Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies you are applying on as they may differ from ours and are not in our control.
We would like to take a second to Welcome You to Job Abstracts, the nation’s largest Pure Job Board. With over 3.1 million job listings from 15,000+ Companies & Organizations, we help job searchers find careers that match their interests. As an anonymous user, you have probably discovered how easy our system is to use. However, you have just scratched the surface of what we can offer.
We encourage you to Register so you can use our most powerful features: searching with multiple terms, setting up multiple locations, establishing favorite companies, and accessing your search history. If you find a job you like, you can apply directly for it, and then, keep notes on it. We will also keep a lookout for jobs that match your search terms and email you when we find something you may like.
You can register for free and the system is free to use. If you like our system so far, click on Register and unlock the power required by serious job searchers.
Any time you conduct a search, the system shows you job matches, ranked by their Relevance Score (RS).
The score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that uses Intelligent Machine Learning.
The Relevance Score tells you how well the job opportunity matches your search term or terms.
When not logged in, the system is limited to one search term. Scores for single term matches are usually lower.
When you register, log in, and set up multiple terms prioritized by importance, the jobs found for you will receive a much higher Relevance Score.