Admission/Discharge Specialist Position Available In Lee, Mississippi
Tallo's Job Summary: Admission/Discharge Specialists are responsible for providing excellent customer service by greeting patients, answering calls, and assisting with inquiries. They collect patient information, verify insurance, process payments, and ensure accurate recordkeeping. Candidates must have a high school diploma, strong communication skills, and 2 years of healthcare clerical experience.
Company:
North Mississippi Health Services
Salary:
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Job Description
## Job DescriptionCustomer Service
- Greets patients in a positive, helpful, and courteous manner
- Answers and directs calls to appropriate personnel; takes messages as needed
- Directs visitors and physician office patients to correct locations
- Assists patients with questions about Patient Portal
- Ensures waiting area and front desk are organized and presentable
- Obtain demographic and insurance information in a timely and professional manner Admission
- Verifies/updates personal information, demographic information, assists with appointment information upon request
- Reviews/explains paperwork such as privacy acknowledgement, general consent form, financial responsibility, charity application, Important message from Medicare, Medicare Questionnaire etc
- Obtains and scans insurance card(s) into applicable database
- Verifies insurance eligibility/benefits information and updates in Registration systems
- Collects and witnesses required signatures on patient paperwork
- Receives/posts payments on accounts (i.e. co-payment, past due balances) and provides receipts for payments
- Prints and applies armbands to patients (if applicable
- Escorts patients or arranges for transport to assigned room or service area Discharge
- Assists patient with scheduling/rescheduling appointments and procedures as needed/requested
- Provides financial counseling and/or assistance with completion of Charity Application; Medicaid Screening form, etc
- Collects/posts payment on account (if necessary) and provides receipt for payments Reporting/Recordkeeping
- Accesses/reviews work lists in multiple systems daily to view necessary tasks (i.e. resolves billing edits, corrects addresses, corrects insurance information, adheres to departmental clean claim goal
- Processes, maintains, updates and scans patient records in a timely, accurate, and confidential manner
- Reconciles daily activities (i.e. patient orders, payments, charges on correct account, resolve incomplete discharge information
- Prepares and documents deposits Bill Edit Review
- Reviews/researches/corrects/reports all rejected interface data at request of clinical and IT interface departments (i.e. certification/notification data, no charge/incorrect charge/charge on wrong account; missing insurance info, etc
- Resolve all billing edits Supplies
- Properly maintains up-to-date office supplies and stock Regulation
- Adheres to
NMHS/NMMC
Policies/Procedures/Guidelines
- Complies with appropriate Local/State/Federal policies/procedures/guidelines/regulations/laws/statutes Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent; preferred Associates Degree in Business or related field
- Minimum of 2 years’ of clerical and collection experience in a healthcare environment; preferred
- Strong organizational, customer service and communication (written and verbal) skills; required
- Strong mathematical skills and problem solving abilities; required
- Working knowledge of personal computer (PC) and various software applications/programs (i.e. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook); required
- Strong interpersonal skills; required
- Must have knowledge and skills to provide service to customer population to include infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics; required
- ## RequirementsThe following are requirements in addition to any stated in the above description.
### EducationYou must have the following education to apply:
High School Diploma, GED, or EquivalentYou must have a High School Diploma or GED or higherShare this job
