Cashier Receptionist Scheduler Imaging

Job Summary

The cashier receptionist/scheduler is a member of the health care department team in the Imaging/Radiology department who functions under the direction guidance and supervision of the department manager, assistant manager, or designee. The cashier receptionist/scheduler greets and checks in all patients reporting to the medical office in a professional and courteous manner. This position is responsible for accurate check-in, scheduling, revenue collection and safeguarding revenue for all patients.

Responsible for having knowledge of processes and procedures for the department as well as general knowledge of the medical center in order to assist patients with questions and concerns. Requires extensive use of the computer and a significant amount of contact with the public. Requires spending at least 50% of the time doing scheduling.

• Serves as an ambassador for Kaiser Permanente by exhibiting respectful, courteous, and friendly behavior towards and around our patients and members. Takes accountability for customer experience at Point of Service.
• Creates a welcoming environment including maintaining a professional demeanor, appearance and physical environment
• Greets patients, assists with facility directions, provides resources, answers questions and when applicable escalates issues
• Actively seeks information to understand the member/patient circumstances, problems, expectations needs
• Addresses patient problems, concerns and issues and escalates to management when necessary
• Refers to other departments and administrative services
• Consistently demonstrates service behaviors and principles
• Understands the Kaiser Permanente Mission and the patient Bill of Rights and integrates them into interactions with patients
• In all interactions with patients, members, physicians, staff and visitors, demonstrates service-oriented behaviors that include culturally sensitive good manners, respect, and polite communications.
• Interacts with patients/visitors appropriately, according to age, developmental, and cultural factors
• Assists patients/members
• Assists with facility directions
• Refers to other departments and administrative services for further information, e.g., Member Services, Medical Secretaries, Financial Counseling and Billing
• Directs patients to appropriate area after the arrival/registration process is completed
• Utilize Language Line, QBS and ASL services as needed
• Demonstrates telephone etiquette skills
• Is courteous and professional when the telephone
• Takes accurate, legible and complete messages and forwards to the appropriate party.
• Registration and Systems
• Follow appropriate patient registration policy and procedures
• Follows department protocols for application of the registration script
• Registers patients by following policies and procedures and using the appropriate electronic systems, or manual visit records when the systems are down.

• Navigates and uses multiple organizational systems
• E.g., registration system, appointment system, email system, etc
• Accesses, reviews and keeps current with appropriate reference materials alerting to systems and workflow changes
• Completes all tasks within a technical system in order to perform all expected job duties
• Understands the system impact when making decisions while performing the registration function that may impact billing, clinical or regulatory reporting, cost share collection, etc.
• Initiate downtime procedures when necessary.
• Other registration duties may include:
• Obtains a patient medical record number when necessary
• Schedules follow-up appointments in the clinic
• Records additional patient information in the electronic system
• Screens patients for metallic objects prior to MRI
• Refers patients for financial counseling
• Receives, documents and releases patient valuables
• Maintains the patient will-call area box if applicable
• For Same Day appointments, the scheduling duties below will be utilized during registration.
• Documentation and Registration Data Quality
• Verifies patient identification to ensure right patient for right exam and document according to outlined procedures.
  • Accurately and completely records/verifies demographic information and other key patient data such as:
  • Address
  • Contact Information
• Ensures completion and documentation of receipt of patient forms according to registration system prompts and department procedures
• May distribute relevant brochures or letter to the patient or patients agent.

• Has a working knowledge of health plan coverages.
• Demonstrates basic level knowledge and understanding of guiding principles for Health Plan coverages; for example (but not limited to) classic, deductible coinsurance, and self-funding plans.
• Provide basic coverage and benefit information to patients, but refers patients to appropriate resources for complex questions.
• Determines patients membership and benefits according to the benefit information displayed in the electronic systems.
• When electronic information is not available, trusts the patient regarding…