Patient Registration Specialist - Defiance Regional Hospital

Location:

Defiance Regional Hospital

Department:
Patient Registration Admitting Office

Weekly

Hours:

36

Status:
Full time

Shift: Days (United States of America)

When patients come to receive medical services, you will register or pre-register them by getting their information, validating insurance, and receiving payments. When patients, visitors or staff have questions, you will answer those questions or refer them to someone or someplace to find their answers. You may also perform various clerical functions.

• Perform a variety of face-to-face registration, pre-registration, scheduling, billing, and collection functions for all payers including self-pay which includes but not limited to verifying insurance benefits.
• Contacts patients via phone for necessary information pertaining to registration, billing, and collection.
• Resolve inquiries received pertaining to patient accounts.
• Post payments to patient accounts as appropriate.
• Work with internal departments to obtain information for external requests including refunds.
• Act as a liaison to outside vendors.
• Review debits, credits, refunds, bad debt and contractual allowances for accuracy and processes as applicable.
• Reconcile electronic payment remittances.
• Understand and follow basic billing regulations and corporate compliance plans.

• High school diploma or GED
• Must have at least 1 year experience in medical registration, billing, customer service or collection.

• Basic knowledge of health insurance plans & medical terminology

Pro Medica is a mission-driven, not-for-profit health care organization headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. It serves communities across nine states and provides a range of services, including acute and ambulatory care, a dental plan, and academic business lines. Pro Medica owns and operates 10 hospitals and has an affiliated interest in one additional hospital. The organization employs over 1,300 health care providers through Pro Medica Physicians and has more than 2,300 physicians and advanced practice providers with privileges.

Committed to its mission of improving health and well-being, Pro Medica has received national recognition for its clinical excellence and its initiatives to address social determinants of health. For more information about Pro Medica, please visit promedica.org/aboutus.

• We provide flexible benefits that include compensation and programs to help you take care of your family, your finances and your personal well-being. It’s what makes us one of the best places to work, and helps our employees live and work to their fullest potential.
• Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, familial or marital status, genetics, or any other legally protected category.
• In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a job with Pro Medica, please contact employment
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug-Free Workplace Health Care Is Everything We pride ourselves on being a place where people start and develop life-long careers. From a thriving culture to flexible benefits, we have so much to offer those who join our team. Find your career and be the heart of health care in our mission-driven organization.