Pt Reg/Med Recs Specialist

Department

Patient Access_Venice

Job Summary

The Patient Registration Representative/Medical Records Specialist is responsible for assisting the patient through the registration process while introducing the patient to the facility in a manner designed to reduce patient anxiety and works with other departments, and serves as a liaison for patients, family of patients, hospital management, and staff to ensure patient satisfaction, experience, and quality of services are maintained and improved upon when possible.

The Specialist is also responsible for assisting with the processing of health information to include, but not limited to, the assembly of analysis, release of information and processing of medical records.

Required Qualifications

• Require a minimum three (3) years of experience in a health care and/or customer service related industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer typing skills of forty (40) words per minute.
• Prefer effective communication skills and ability to handle difficult customers or situations.
• Prefer basic working knowledge of commonly used computer applications.
• Prefer general knowledge of medical terminology and medical insurance.
• Prefer experience in patient interviewing.
• Prefer flexibility for weekend, holiday, and other shift work as scheduled is required based on departmental need.
• Prefer the ability to collect post and balance cash.
• Prefer the ability to perform extensive clerical work with accuracy and speed.
• Prefer the ability to be cross-trained on all processes and be able to train staff on these processes.
• Mandatory Education
• HS EQ: High School Diploma, GED or Certificate
• Preferred Education
• Required License and Certs
• Preferred License and Certs
• Schedule consists of (3) 12 hour shifts overnight starting at 6pm until 630am rotating every other weekend worked. Requires some holiday coverage.
• Employment Screening Requirements
• As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Responsibilities

• Require a minimum three (3) years of experience in a health care and/or customer service related industry.

Qualifications

• Prefer typing skills of forty (40) words per minute.
• Prefer effective communication skills and ability to handle difficult customers or situations.
• Prefer basic working knowledge of commonly used computer applications.
• Prefer general knowledge of medical terminology and medical insurance.
• Prefer experience in patient interviewing.
• Prefer flexibility for weekend, holiday, and other shift work as scheduled is required based on departmental need.
• Prefer the ability to collect post and balance cash.
• Prefer the ability to perform extensive clerical work with accuracy and speed.
• Prefer the ability to be cross-trained on all processes and be able to train staff on these processes.