ER Registrar

The Emergency Department at Flushing Hospital Medical Center is a fully equipped, comprehensive treatment area, offering state-of-the-art patient care. We are staffed with an expert team of Board-certified Emergency Medicine physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse assistants along with robust support staff.   We are currently seeking an ER Registrar for an immediate full-time day shift opportunity.

Within this high-stress and fast-paced environment, selected ACRs will obtain, update, and register patients’ demographic and insurance information into the EPIC computer system. Additional duties will include:

DUTIES:

Ensuring EMTALA protocols are adhered to by initiating registration after triage completion.
Printing and placing Identification bracelets on all patients.
Registering all patients who present to the Medical Emergency Department, Mental Health Emergency Department, and Pediatric Emergency Department.
Obtaining ID and insurance cards and scanning them into EPIC.
Obtaining, verifying, and updating all registration elements (PCP, Pharmacy, Contacts) according to established policies.
Reviewing medical record histories to ascertain past ID and insurance information.
Verify insurance eligibility via RTE or insurance portals at the time of registration.
Checking patient eligibility for Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross, and Healthfirst payors.
Obtaining patient signatures on registration and COB forms.
Interviewing ER patients to follow up, verify and update demographic and insurance information.
Operating facsimile and scanning equipment to obtain/transmit medical insurance data.
Completing account notes with Admit/Observation action steps taken.
Marking accounts for Financial Office review.

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