Registration Specialist | SRH Emergency Access Services | Part Time | Nights

At Singing River Health System, caring isn’t just part of the job — it’s in our DNA. Whether we’re saving lives, supporting behind the scenes, or showing up for our community, we bring the energy, heart, and hustle every single day.

With pride, passion, and commitment, we will improve health and save lives in our community every day.

Shift: Sunday (7:30 PM - 6:00 AM), Thursday (7:30 PM - 6:00 AM), Tuesday (7:30 PM - 6:00 AM), Saturday (7:30 PM - 6:00 AM), rotating two-week schedule.

Location:

Singing River Pascagoula Hospital

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Position Overview:

The Patient Access Services Registration Specialist is the first point of contact at Singing River Health System and must ensure a pleasant experience for both patients and visitors. The Registration Specialist interviews patients and/or the patient's representative to obtain complete and accurate demographic, financial, and insurance information required for billing and collecting patient accounts. He/She conducts screening for all insurance pre-certification requirements.

The Registration Specialist minimizes medical risk to the patient and minimizes Health System liability by correctly identifying the patient, resolving duplicate medical record numbers, identifying the patient with the appropriate identification band, providing the patient with a copy of the patient's rights and responsibilities, and the Health System privacy practices and proper recording of the patient's privacy wishes. He/She contributes to the success of the Revenue Cycle by meeting standards for accuracy and attention to detail in registrations and all assigned tasks.

DISCLAIMER:
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent required; some college preferred.

License:

N/A

Certifications:

Certified Healthcare Access Associate (CHAA) or Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR) preferred.

Must have de-escalation training completed by the end of position orientation (90 days); must have appropriate level of de-escalation training.

Experience:

Experience in hospital or physician office setting performing registration and scheduling, insurance verification, and/or customer service preferred.

Reports to:

Manager of Patient Access Services Supervises:

None Physical Demands:

Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue. Must…