Patient Registration Lead

Founded in 1958, Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Grass Valley, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for three consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As a Patient Registration Representative, you will ensure a positive patient experience during registration, employing excellent customer service.

Every day you will identify patients, collect accurate demographics, verify insurance, determine/collect financial liability, and explain hospital policies and patient rights to families.

To be successful, you will demonstrate exceptional customer service, meticulous attention to detail in data/insurance, and strong communication, crucial for patient satisfaction and reimbursement.

• Interviews patients to obtain, clarify, and verify all demographic and insurance information not previously gathered.
• Identifies and corrects any errors found in the registration information.
• Reviews insurance verification information and account notes entered by the Patient Registration Representative and/or Registration. Ensures any missing information is captured. As necessary, verifies the patient's insurance coverage, determines benefit levels, reviews level of services, and calculates patient's financial liability.
• Explains the Payment and Billing Assistance Program to all patients regardless of financial concerns or limitations.
• Identifies outstanding balances from the patient's previous visits and attempts to collect any amount due.
• Provides referral to external agencies and/or third party vendors which may provide financial assistance, including state and government based programs.

Required

• High School Graduate or GED
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a hospital Patient Registration Department, healthcare insurance company, revenue cycle vendor, and/or other revenue cycle role.,

Preferred

• Associates Other Associate's Degree and 4 or more years , upon hire and
• One or more years of supervisory experience