Principal Admitting Worker - ED Registration Irvine - F/T Evenings

UCI Health Emergency Department Registration

UCI Health is one of California's largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health Orange, UCI Health Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties. As Orange County's only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region's only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary: Incumbent performs the essential functions of the Emergency Department Registration, which can include: pre-admission, financial counseling, insurance notification, verification and authorization, management of unscheduled admissions in acute care or mental health admissions, NICU transfers and other duties as assigned.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications: Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties Must demonstrate general understanding of medical terminology Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job Extensive and demonstrated knowledge of Government and Commercial Insurance Plans Experience with registration and/or billing computer software programs Experience in a hospital or medical office setting Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Managed Care plans Demonstrated experience with referral authorization process Demonstrated ability to utilize payer and government websites to access and interpret health plan benefit packages and make determinations Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms Experience with computer software programs such as Quest, Invision and EPIC Bilingual in English and Spanish Ability to ensure proper billing or financial procedures for patients