What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Registration/Medical Records Specialist position at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System?
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Job Summary
The Patient Registration Representative/Medical Records Specialist is responsible for assisting the patient through the registration process while introducing the patient to the facility in a manner designed to reduce patient anxiety and works with other departments, and serves as a liaison for patients, family of patients, hospital management, and staff to ensure patient satisfaction, experience, and quality of services are maintained and improved upon when possible. The Specialist is also responsible for assisting with the processing of health information to include, but not limited to, the assembly of analysis, release of information and processing of medical records.
Required Qualifications
- Require a minimum three (3) years of experience in a health care and/or customer service related industry.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prefer typing skills of forty (40) words per minute.
- Prefer effective communication skills and ability to handle difficult customers or situations.
- Prefer basic working knowledge of commonly used computer applications.
- Prefer general knowledge of medical terminology and medical insurance.
- Prefer experience in patient interviewing.
- Prefer flexibility for weekend, holiday, and other shift work as scheduled is required based on departmental need.
- Prefer the ability to collect post and balance cash.
- Prefer the ability to perform extensive clerical work with accuracy and speed.
- Prefer the ability to be cross-trained on all processes and be able to train staff on these processes.
Mandatory Education
HS EQ: High School Diploma, GED or Certificate
Preferred Education
Required License and Certs
Preferred License and Certs
This is a night shift position starting at 7pm and ending at 7:30am. This will be a rotating weekend schedule with some holiday coverage required.
