Schedule: Monday- Friday, 7:00am- 5:00pm
Location: Bloomington, IN
Overview
The Registration Specialist serves as the first point of contact for patients in a fast-paced orthopedic and sports medicine practice seeing approximately 300–350 patients daily. This role is responsible for providing exceptional customer service while efficiently managing patient registration, appointment check-in/check-out, insurance verification, and demographic updates. The ideal candidate is highly organized, able to multitask in a busy environment, communicates effectively with patients and staff, and demonstrates a proactive, forward-thinking approach to problem-solving.
Additional Responsibilities
- Facilitates patient flow from point of entry to destination in a timely, accurate, and professional manner.
- Obtains specific information to generate an accurate financial and demographic record for patients that will ensure maximum reimbursement and clinical outcomes.
- Schedules appointments, interviews patients for appropriate medical information, explains charges and policies of the department/hospital, validates and enters charges into appropriate systems, and collects necessary payment.
- Answers incoming calls and directs patients and visitors appropriately.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma/GED is required.
- Prefer relevant experience in a health care setting.
- Ability to learn and retain medical coding; ICD-10; CPT coding preferred.
- Requires ability to interpret insurance information; knowledge of clinical practices and medical terminology preferred.
- Basic proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).