Registrar II

The Registrar II serves as the first point of contact for clients and handles a wide range of administrative duties at Peace River Center’s rural clinics. This position is responsible for providing front‑office support, managing client intake paperwork, scheduling, insurance verification, and financial documentation. This role ensures accurate data entry, compliance with insurance requirements, and excellent customer service across multiple departments and outpatient locations.

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Fully understand and consistently exhibit all of Peace River Center’s Core Values, while fostering the same while conducting all business related activities.
• Perform quality work within deadlines, independently or with supervision.
• Interact professionally with other employees, clients, and vendors.
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees, departments, and organizations.
• Adhere to company and program dress code standards.
• Maintain professional computer literacy and safeguard all protected health information.
• Maintain a friendly disposition and good personal hygiene.
• This may not be a complete list of job responsibilities; additional duties may be required.
• Verify the insurance for the patient or understand services provided which require insurance pre‑authorization and which carriers require pre‑authorization for inpatient and outpatient services and obtain the necessary authorization from the insurance carrier.
• Complete patients financials including authorizations for insurance. Identifying and ensuring that the initial authorization necessary for payment are obtained for client services.
• Complete client registration forms and update all required forms annually.
• Check in clients for scheduled appointments.
• Schedule and confirm client appointments.
• Accurately input and update client information in the electronic system.
• Verify insurance eligibility prior to services.
• Collect co‑pays and process payments.
• Answer and direct incoming calls professionally.
• Verify insurance requirements for services, including identifying carriers requiring pre‑authorization for outpatient services, and obtaining necessary authorizations.
• Complete patient financial documentation, including insurance authorizations, ensuring initial authorizations necessary for payment are obtained for client services.
• Reconcile daily charges and payments received; prepare daily bank deposits.
• Deliver the prepared deposit to the bank or designated drop location.
• Greet patients and visitors in a professional, welcoming manner.
• Answer incoming calls, interview clients over the phone, complete data entry and scheduling process, and update client records as needed.
• Distribute forms for voluntary admissions and evaluation and assist with all lobby services.
• Ability to review, record, and report information relevant to authorizations.
• Travel to various outpatient offices to assist with registration staff shortages as needed.

High School Diploma/ GED

1 year Customer Service Experience

1-2 years of experience in healthcare registration, insurance verification, or medical billing strongly preferred.

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• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly motivated, able to learn quickly and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, electronic health record (EHR) systems and the ability/willingness to learn other applications.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to make competent, independent decisions relating to the business office.
• Proactive approach to problem resolutions.
• Ability to review, record and report information relevant to insurance and authorizations.
• Ability to clearly discuss and train staff to discuss clinical/financial information with third‑party payers, coworkers, and clients.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Ability to manage stressful situations and maintain…