Registered Nurse

Company: Advocate Health Care
Location: Des Plaines
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is the leading health care provider in Chicago's North and Northwest suburbs offering a Level I Trauma Center, access to national clinical trials and advanced medical technologies. As a nationally recognized academic and research hospital, patients have access to the most advanced treatment in the areas of cardiology, cancer, neurosciences, orthopedics and women's health. Lutheran General Hospital is a member of Advocate Health Care, Illinois' largest health care system and one of the nation's Top 10 Health Care systems.PATIENT ACCESS REPRESENTATIVE (Registrar) Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL This is a registry position - there are no guaranteed hours, no benefits and you are scheduled as needed.Rotate all shifts Availability Monday - Sunday as needed for open shifts. Hours of operation are Monday - Friday 5:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Saturday operation hours are 6:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and Sunday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The Patient Access Representative provides a range of services required to complete the registration activities of scheduled and walk-in patients seeking services in a variety of hospital inpatient, and outpatient settings including but not limited to the emergency room, diagnostic testing and procedures, and admissions to nursing units. Assist patients from time of presenting for care until hand-off to clinical staff for services. Responsible for performing all job duties in a way that conforms to our customer service philosophy and consistent with our "AIDET" standards.?When creating new registrations for walk-in patients, responsible for the identifying insurance coverage, the benefits available, patient out-of-pocket expenses, and collecting co-insurance and co-payments.Responsible for security authorization and precertification of inpatient and outpatient services.Responsible the pre-registration and registration accuracy.Participates in departmental team building activities and in services and other miscellaneous duties as assigned by leader.??REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:High School Diploma with 1 years of experience in either Patient Access or any of the following related experience; general physician office support or billing office, insurance office, hospitality, or call center (any industry).Intermediate math skills acquired through classroom work or through work experience.Typing 25 WPM.Basic understanding of web-based systems, proficiency in data entry.Ability to prioritize and organize workload.Sophisticated interviewing, communication and negotiation skills.Independent decision making. Ability to work hours that verify based on needs of the organization including evenings, weekends and holidays.Ability to work as a team memberAbout Advocate Health Care--Advocate Health Care, named among the nation's Top 5 large health systems based on quality by Truven Analytics, is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest. Advocate operates more than 250 sites of care, including 12 hospitals that encompass 11 acute care hospitals, the state's largest integrated children's network, the state's largest emergency and Level I trauma network, one of the area's largest home health care companies, and the region's largest medical group. Advocate Health Care has 4 teaching hospitals and is a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ.

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