What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registrar - Patient Access Management (FT- 1.0 FTE, Day Shift) position at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital?
Position Summary:
The Registrar gathers patients demographics, verify insurance, and reason for visit information and prepares patient for service for hospital and clinic visits. Answers multi-line phone, directs calls, and pages to direct departments and emergency pages according to hospital protocol.
Minimum Qualifications:
Required
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
Preferred
- Experience in healthcare front office
- Clerical and/or Receptionist experience
Essential Job Functions:
In addition to the essential functions of the job listed below, employees must have on-time completion of all required education as assigned per DNV requirements, Bozeman Health policy, and other registry requirements.
- Greet patients
- Complete registration and admissions to hospital and schedules appointments accordingly
- Update and maintain the doctor on call list
- Handle incoming calls in timely manner and routes calls accordingly
- Handles calls for Physicians according to hospital protocol
- Cross-functional training across department
- Edits daily registration of all patients in assigned work queues
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to work in a busy and stressful environment
- Computer applications, MS Office, EMR, internet applications and standard office equipment
- Ability to work varied shifts
- Demonstrates sound judgement, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
- Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity and maintains confidentiality
- Strong emotional intelligence, interpersonal and teamwork skills
Schedule Requirements
- This role requires regular and sustained attendance.
- The position may necessitate working beyond a standard 40-hour workweek, including weekends and after-hours shifts.
- On-call work may be required to respond promptly to organizational, patient, or employee needs.
Physical Requirements
- Lifting (Rarely – 30 pounds): Exerting force occasionally and/or using a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects or people.
- Sit (Continuously): Maintaining a sitting posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.
- Stand (Occasionally): Maintaining a standing posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.
- Walk (Occasionally): Walking and moving around within the work area requires good balance and coordination.
- Climb (Rarely): Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like using feet and legs; may also use hands and arms.
- Twist/Bend/Stoop/Kneel (Occasionally): Twisting, bending, stooping, and kneeling require flexibility and a wide range of motion in the spine and joints.
- Reach Above Shoulder Level (Occasionally): Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects as necessary above the shoulder, requiring strength and stability.
- Push/Pull (Occasionally): Using the upper extremities to press or exert force against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
- Fine-Finger Movements (Continuously): Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than using the whole hand as in handling.
- Vision (Continuously): Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures and to read computer screens, printed materials, and handwritten materials.
- Cognitive Skills (Continuously): Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, and make timely decisions in the context of a workflow.
- Exposures (Rarely): Bloodborne pathogens, such as blood, bodily fluids, or tissues. Radiation in settings where medical imaging procedures are performed. Various chemicals and medications are used in healthcare settings. Job tasks may involve handling cleaning products, disinfectants, and other substances. Infectious diseases due to contact with patients in areas that may have contagious illnesses.
- Frequency Key: Continuously (100% - 67% of the time), Repeatedly (66% - 33% of the time), Occasionally (32% - 4% of the time), Rarely (3% - 1% of the time), Never (0%).
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job classification. They are not to be construed as a contract of any type nor an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by individuals so classified.
