Registrar Emergency Center
Core
Ensure smooth timely registration/admission process by obtaining accurate demographic, clinical, and insurance data; perform initial financial screening; provide patient wayfinding and reception services.
Role type
Acute Care Hospital Registrar (Patient Access)
Builds
Patient registration records, financial responsibility documentation, and insurance verification within the Emergency Center.
Domain
Healthcare / Hospital Administration
Required skills
Medical terminology, data entry, insurance verification, financial screening, patient communication, ICD-10 coding, compliance adherence
Preferred skills
EPIC EMR, Microsoft Office Suite, electronic eligibility systems
Responsibilities
Greet patients and direct them to appropriate settings; Register patients and admit them via EPIC; Verify patient information with third-party payers; Screen self-pay and out-of-network patients for financial responsibility; Collect co-pays, deductibles, and insurance referrals; Review and witness hospital consent forms and privacy notices; Transcribe physician orders and determine ICD-10 codes; Affix wristbands and prepare patient charts; Manage cash collections and balance sheets; Act as a preceptor for new staff.
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, hands-on operational role