Admitting Registrar

Summary: Arranges for the efficient and orderly admission of inpatients and admission of individuals who have hospital based outpatient testing or procedures.

Responsibilities: Ensures that the patient information is collected and that patients are aware of hospital policies and procedures. Interviews incoming patient or representatives and enters information required for admission into computer database. Distributes appropriate information to ancillary departments. Participates in performance improvement and CQI activities.

Qualifications: High school graduate or equivalent. Knowledge of medical terminology preferred. Computer proficiency wtih various software applications to include Meditech and other online insurance web sites. Ability to type 40 wpm. Knowledge of third party payors and insurance billing practices. Ability to work accurately with detailed, confidential information.

At Steward Health Care System, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized behavioral health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship