PATIENT ACCOUNT REP I - REGISTRATION (REQ 3541)

This Patient Account Rep 1 / Registration position is located in our Patient Financial Services Department. 

Hours:

This is a 24 hour per week (.6 FTE), days and nights, rotating shift position, 12 hours per day. One weekend the hours are Sat/Sun (days) 6am to 6pm and the next weekend hours are Sat/Sun (nights) 6pm to 6am.  

Shifts include additional weekend, evening and night shift pay differentials, where applicable, depending on the schedule. 

Starting Salary: 

$24.74 - $35.03/hr and up (rate of pay range quoted is for 0-30 years of experience, rate depends on years of experience, PLUS shift differentials where applicable)

What you'll do:

• Under the general direction of their supervisor, the Registration Representative captures and verifies all the information necessary for proper and clean registration of outpatient services.
• Reviews and audits all registered accounts on a daily basis to ensure sufficient financial data and patient demographics was gathered to expedite processing for prompt payment of claims or self pay accounts.
• The Registration Representative will verify insurance and obtain and/or assist in obtaining any prior authorizations needed to authorize services and process prompt payment of claims.
• Will serve as a backup to the Customer Service Front Desk position.
• The Registration Representative must be able to communicate effectively and pleasantly both over the phone and in person.

What you'll need:

• Strong computer skills
• The Registration Representative position requires the incumbent possess the minimum of a high school diploma and two to three years of experience in computerized hospital patient accounts is preferred.
• This individual should be able to operate such general office machines as a typewriter, computer, adding machine by touch, photocopier, FAX and multi-line switchboard phone system.
• This position must present a professional appearance, deal courteously and respectfully with patients, be able to learn and follow established departmental policies, be able to perform work with attention to detail, be able to maintain accurate records and be able to contribute to a pleasant, positive working environment.

What you'll get: 

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance,
• Up to $2,000 annual Health Reimbursement Account w/health insurance,
• Generous Paid Time Off / Vacation Time and Sick Time,
• 8 Paid Holidays Per Year,
• Health & Wellness Reimbursement - up to $500 per year,
• Annual Retention Bonus,
• 403b Retirement Plan with employer match!
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance,
• Student Loan Forgiveness,
• Tuition Reimbursement, 
• Bereavement Leave - up to 40 hours

About Us: 

South Peninsula Hospital is a 22 bed critical access hospital (CAH), with an attached 28 bed long term care facility. We provide care close to home for the southern Kenai Peninsula. We have been three times named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital out of more than 1,300 critical access hospitals nationwide

Homer, Alaska, is a seaside town nestled on the shores of beautiful Kachemak Bay, offering breathtaking views of glaciers, mountains and wildlife. Homer is on the road system, and a four to five hour drive from Anchorage. If you are looking for community, adventure, culture, scenery or solitude, you'll find all of that and more here!

Contact Us:

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Tara Kain, HR Recruiter, in Human Resources at South Peninsula Hospital, at 907-235-0950 or email tkain@sphosp.org.