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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Employment Duration: 3 months (w/ potential for extension) |
| 2 | Employment Duration: 3 months (w/ potential for extension) This position does NOT have a fixed sched | ||||
| > | ule. The Emergency Department Registration team operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week . Candidates | ||||
| > | must have flexible availability throughout the assignment. Candidates must be available to: Work mor | ||||
| > | ning, evening, and night shifts Work different days of the week Work weekends Adjust their schedule | ||||
| > | based on departmental needs Please only apply if you can accommodate a variable work schedule. Speci | ||||
| > | fic shifts and workdays are not guaranteed. Under the supervision of the Patient Access Services Man | ||||
| > | ager, the Senior Admitting Worker is generally assigned a primary work unit but may rotate or be ass | ||||
| > | igned to any area or site as outlined in the Admitting Department Expectations. The Senior Admitting | ||||
| > | Worker is responsible for greeting patients, verifying patient identity, checking in and registerin | ||||
| > | g patients, and coordinating escort upon arrival for services and/or after nurse triage. Responsibil | ||||
| > | ities include collecting demographic and financial information, accurately entering information into | ||||
| > | hospital systems, and collecting and posting payments as appropriate. This role requires excellent | ||||
| > | customer service, professionalism, and effective use of multiple hospital information systems to com | ||||
| > | municate with patients, visitors, and staff while responding to inquiries. The incumbent is expected | ||||
| > | to comply with Medical Center policies and procedures and contribute to a positive patient experien | ||||
| > | ce by fostering teamwork, respect, cultural sensitivity, and effective communication throughout the | ||||
| > | organization. Key Responsibilities: Greet patients upon arrival to the Emergency Department via walk | ||||
| > | -in or ambulance. Complete patient check-in and registration for inpatient and outpatient services, | ||||
| > | including required regulatory documentation. Provide information and respond to patient and family i | ||||
| > | nquiries. Interview patients to verify demographic and insurance information. Document required regi | ||||
| > | stration information and verify insurance eligibility. Complete registration and admission processin | ||||
| > | g for Emergency Department and Birth Center patients requiring admission. Maintain and update the Em | ||||
| > | ergency Department on-call board. Verify patient identity using required patient identifiers and fol | ||||
| > | low Red Flag protocols. Document patients' and approved visitors' preferred language. Coordinate com | ||||
| > | munication among patients, families, visitors, physicians, and Medical Center departments. Collabora | ||||
| > | te with Central Patient Placement on bed assignments. Assist in training new staff members. Coordina | ||||
| > | te access to additional patient and family resources, including patient relations, spiritual care, s | ||||
| > | ocial work, and community services. Distribute available patient and visitor amenities when appropri | ||||
| > | ate. Confirm patient copay and deductible amounts and make reasonable collection attempts. Coordinat | ||||
| > | e interpreter services and facilitate language assistance resources. Assist with activation of emerg | ||||
| > | ency response teams through established communication systems. Maintain access to required hospital | ||||
| > | systems and insurance portals. Answer incoming Emergency Department telephone calls and coordinate p | ||||
| > | atient transport as needed. Help maintain clean, organized, and presentable patient waiting areas in | ||||
| > | accordance with infection control policies. Demonstrate service excellence by adhering to UCSF Medi | ||||
| > | cal Center standards for professionalism, communication, teamwork, respect, integrity, diversity, an | ||||
| > | d excellence. Protect patient privacy and maintain confidentiality of protected health information. | ||||
| > | Follow all applicable safety and infection control policies and procedures. Respond appropriately du | ||||
| > | ring emergency situations and disaster procedures. Work flexible schedules, including weekends, holi | ||||
| > | days, overtime, and alternate shifts as operational needs require. Meet departmental productivity an | ||||
| > | d accuracy standards. Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned by the supervisor. | ||||
| > | Uphold departmental dress standards and appropriate identification. Help mitigate difficult patient, | ||||
| > | family, or visitor situations in coordination with Security and Hospital Supervisors. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | This position does NOT have a fixed schedule. |
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - High school diploma, GED, or equivalent. - Flexibility to orient and work | 4 | |||
| > | at all UCSF Health locations. - Demonstrated strong customer service skills. - Prior healthcare, in | ||||
| > | surance-related, or comparable experience. - Ability to analyze information, solve problems, and rec | ||||
| > | ommend improvements. - Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Ability | ||||
| > | to follow instructions and work quickly and accurately. - Basic computer skills, including proficien | ||||
| > | cy with Microsoft Office and typing at least 30 words per minute. - Strong verbal and written commun | ||||
| > | ication skills. - Ability to communicate effectively with a culturally diverse patient, family, and | ||||
| > | staff population. - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Preferred Qualifications | ||||
| > | : - Two years of healthcare, insurance-related, or comparable experience. - Knowledge of health insu | ||||
| > | rance eligibility and authorization requirements. - Experience with Epic and Admissions, Discharges, | ||||
| > | and Transfers (ADT). - Second language proficiency. - Previous experience in a hospital, insurance | ||||
| > | payer, or physician office setting. - Basic knowledge of medical terminology. - Knowledge of governm | ||||
| > | ent programs including Medi-Cal, Medicare, MIA, CCS, and other third-party payors. | ||||
| 5 | The Emergency Department Registration team operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Candidates must | ||||
| > | have flexible availability throughout the assignment. | ||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | Candidates must be available to: | ||||
| 8 | * Work morning, evening, and night shifts | ||||
| 9 | * Work different days of the week | ||||
| 10 | * Work weekends | ||||
| 11 | * Adjust their schedule based on departmental needs | ||||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | Please only apply if you can accommodate a variable work schedule. Specific shifts and workdays are | ||||
| > | not guaranteed. | ||||
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| 16 | Under the supervision of the Patient Access Services Manager, the Senior Admitting Worker is general | ||||
| > | ly assigned a primary work unit but may rotate or be assigned to any area or site as outlined in the | ||||
| > | Admitting Department Expectations. | ||||
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| 18 | The Senior Admitting Worker is responsible for greeting patients, verifying patient identity, check | ||||
| > | ing in and registering patients, and coordinating escort upon arrival for services and/or after nurs | ||||
| > | e triage. Responsibilities include collecting demographic and financial information, accurately ente | ||||
| > | ring information into hospital systems, and collecting and posting payments as appropriate. | ||||
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| 20 | This role requires excellent customer service, professionalism, and effective use of multiple hospi | ||||
| > | tal information systems to communicate with patients, visitors, and staff while responding to inquir | ||||
| > | ies. The incumbent is expected to comply with Medical Center policies and procedures and contribute | ||||
| > | to a positive patient experience by fostering teamwork, respect, cultural sensitivity, and effective | ||||
| > | communication throughout the organization. | ||||
| 21 | |||||
| 22 | Key Responsibilities: | ||||
| 23 | * Greet patients upon arrival to the Emergency Department via walk-in or ambulance. | ||||
| 24 | * Complete patient check-in and registration for inpatient and outpatient services, including requi | ||||
| > | red regulatory documentation. | ||||
| 25 | * Provide information and respond to patient and family inquiries. | ||||
| 26 | * Interview patients to verify demographic and insurance information. | ||||
| 27 | * Document required registration information and verify insurance eligibility. | ||||
| 28 | * Complete registration and admission processing for Emergency Department and Birth Center patients | ||||
| > | requiring admission. | ||||
| 29 | * Maintain and update the Emergency Department on-call board. | ||||
| 30 | * Verify patient identity using required patient identifiers and follow Red Flag protocols. | ||||
| 31 | * Document patients' and approved visitors' preferred language. | ||||
| 32 | * Coordinate communication among patients, families, visitors, physicians, and Medical Center depar | ||||
| > | tments. | ||||
| 33 | * Collaborate with Central Patient Placement on bed assignments. | ||||
| 34 | * Assist in training new staff members. | ||||
| 35 | * Coordinate access to additional patient and family resources, including patient relations, spirit | ||||
| > | ual care, social work, and community services. | ||||
| 36 | * Distribute available patient and visitor amenities when appropriate. | ||||
| 37 | * Confirm patient copay and deductible amounts and make reasonable collection attempts. | ||||
| 38 | * Coordinate interpreter services and facilitate language assistance resources. | ||||
| 39 | * Assist with activation of emergency response teams through established communication systems. | ||||
| 40 | * Maintain access to required hospital systems and insurance portals. | ||||
| 41 | * Answer incoming Emergency Department telephone calls and coordinate patient transport as needed. | ||||
| 42 | * Help maintain clean, organized, and presentable patient waiting areas in accordance with infectio | ||||
| > | n control policies. | ||||
| 43 | * Demonstrate service excellence by adhering to UCSF Medical Center standards for professionalism, | ||||
| > | communication, teamwork, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence. | ||||
| 44 | * Protect patient privacy and maintain confidentiality of protected health information. | ||||
| 45 | * Follow all applicable safety and infection control policies and procedures. | ||||
| 46 | * Respond appropriately during emergency situations and disaster procedures. | ||||
| 47 | * Work flexible schedules, including weekends, holidays, overtime, and alternate shifts as operatio | ||||
| > | nal needs require. | ||||
| 48 | * Meet departmental productivity and accuracy standards. | ||||
| 49 | * Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned by the supervisor. | ||||
| 50 | * Uphold departmental dress standards and appropriate identification. | ||||
| 51 | * Help mitigate difficult patient, family, or visitor situations in coordination with Security and | ||||
| > | Hospital Supervisors. | ||||