What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admissions Representative - PRN position at Lincoln Surgical Hospital?
Lincoln Surgical Hospital is an innovative healthcare leader in providing exceptional surgical services for our patients. Our dedicated physicians and staff strive to achieve optimal surgical outcomes in a patient focused atmosphere. We are looking for exceptional people to provide extraordinary care as an Admissions Representative.
Hours : PRN (as needed). Hours needed are evenings from 4 pm – 7 pm, and Saturdays from 8 am – 2 : 30 pm. The schedule may vary based on the needs of the department. 1 or 2 Saturdays per month, and 2 evenings per week.
Job duties include but are not limited to :
- Enrolling patients prior to surgery and verifying patient demographic and insurance information.
- Collecting any patient financial responsibilities and directing patients and families as necessary.
- Interact, direct, and instruct patients / visitors in a polite and courteous manner at all times.
- Review patient insurance information and notify appropriate personnel of any discrepancies.
- Obtain all necessary registration and consent signatures, ensuring all required registration documentation is accurate and complete.
- Answer multiple line telephone and accurately route calls and messages.
- Ensure the quality of medical records by verifying their completeness, accuracy and proper data entry.
- Maintain and operate a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyze information.
- Scan records into EMR according to department policy.
- Release information to persons and agencies according to regulations.
- Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
- Audit clinical records for proper content of necessary chart requirements and to ensure that clinical documentation meets minimum documentation standards.
