What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registrar position at HEALTH POINT FAMILY CARE INC?
Job Details
Job Location: HealthPoint Family Nicholasville - Nicholasville, KY
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: High School
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Job Shift: Day Shift with rotating Saturdays
Job Category: Health Care
Description
HealthPoint Family Care is hiring for a full time registration staff at our Nicholasville, Ky location. This position will be responsible for assisting patients with registration for their appointments in a family practice office.
- Competitive salary
- Nine paid federal holidays
- Birthday off paid
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Wide array of benefit plans such as health, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, Safe Harbor 401K Plan, long term disability and group/voluntary life insurance plans.
HealthPoint Family Care is a private primary care medical, women's health, dental and mental health practice located in Northern and Central Kentucky. The organization employs over 170 highly qualified physicians, nurse practitioners, dentists and support staff who are dedicated to providing care for children, adolescents and adults.
Job Responsibilities
- Greets patients in a professional manner and accurately registers patients.
- Advises patients regarding payment options to include assistance programs, slide and commercial insurance eligibility.
- Collects co-payments from patients in the form of cash, check, and credit card and provides receipt.
- Submits pre-certifications and other appropriate insurance paperwork to the Billing department in a timely manner.
- Maintains patient flow based on appointment setting and medical need; directs other patients and visitors to appropriate departments.
- Manages dental schedule to achieve optimum efficiency and productivity for the providers. Adheres to established scheduling protocols and standards of customer care.
- Monitors automatic appointment reminders and makes patient reminder calls as necessary.
- Timely answers phones and schedules patient appointments.
- Answers the phone, takes messages and routes them to the appropriate departments in a timely manner.
- Triages all patient calls as necessary.
- Checks department voicemail and responds to messages within one hour.
- Prepares daily deposits for bank transfer and secures cash until transferred to authorized personnel or deposited at the bank. Balances cash collections with posted payments.
- Handles any necessary paperwork for patients appointments.
Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent and 1 year medical office experience preferred
- Individual should have the ability to gain knowledge of our current practice management computer system. Should possess proficient skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, text paging, and Internet and Intranet research.
