Patient Registrar

We are currently seeking Patient Registrars and Administrative Professionals for Healthcare Centers and Hospitals in the New Haven County area.

Responsibilities:

• Schedule appointments for services from patients directly or physicians offices following the designated protocols of the scheduling systems

• Performs insurance eligibility verification and executes payor requirements as needed

• Initiates requests for authorizations, pre-certifications, notices of admission, and referrals from insurance companies.

• Utilizes Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system to obtain necessary clinical information to secure such precertification

• Obtains accurate insurance benefit information from payers, such as deductible, copay, and coinsurance amounts

• Contacts patients to perform pre-registration, including demographic verification, conveyance of insurance benefits, and estimates of liabilities

• Receives incoming faxed physician orders

• Verifies orders for compliance and accuracy

Skills:

• Data entry required

• Customer service and organizational skills

• Medical Terminology

• Basic level MS Word & MS Excel

• Experience with insurance