Registrar Emergency Center
Core
Ensure smooth timely registration/admission process by obtaining accurate demographic, clinical, and insurance data; perform initial financial screening for self-pay and out-of-network patients; provide patient wayfinding and reception services.
Role type
Acute Care Hospital Registrar (Patient Access)
Builds
Patient registration records, financial screening reports, insurance verification documentation, and patient admission status in EPIC.
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital Administration
Required skills
Medical terminology, data entry, insurance verification, financial screening, patient interviewing, ICD-10 coding, document scanning, compliance adherence
Preferred skills
EPIC, Electronic Eligibility System, Microsoft Office (Windows, Excel, Word, Outlook), kiosk facilitation
Technologies
EPIC, Electronic Eligibility System, Kiosks
Responsibilities
Greet patients and direct them to appropriate settings; register patients and admit them via EPIC; collect demographic and financial information; verify patient insurance with third-party payers; screen patients for medical necessity and provide cost estimates; transcribe physician orders and determine ICD-10 codes; affix wristbands and prepare patient charts; manage cash balances and issue receipts; act as a preceptor to newer staff members.
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC