Job Details

Where You'll Work

Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Grass Valley, California. The hospital has been providing compassionate and quality health care to residents and visitors of western Nevada County since 1958. As an affiliate of the nationally recognized Dignity Health system, we ensure our patients receive the highest standard of health care and have access to important regional resources throughout the system, including the Dignity Health Heart & Vascular Institute, the Dignity Health Neurological Institute of Northern California and the Dignity Health Cancer Institute of Greater Sacramento. With 765 employees, 101 active medical staff and 21 Emergency Department beds, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital continually implements and upgrades its technology and recruits employees who understand the vital importance of kindness and compassion in the healing process.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Employing excellent customer service skills, the Patient Registration Representative is responsible for ensuring a positive patient experience throughout the registration process.

Core Duties: This is a temporary position

Appropriate patient identification

Collecting accurate and thorough patient demographic data

Obtaining insurance information and verifying eligibility and benefits

Determining and collecting patient financial liability

Referring patients to the Patient Registration Specialist as needed for assistance with financial counseling and/or clearance

Job Requirements

Requirements: This is a temporary position

• Minimum 1 year of experience working in a hospital Patient Registration department, healthcare insurance company, revenue cycle vendor, and/or other revenue cycle related 2 years preferred
• Knowledge of charity care programs as well as the various government and non-government programs preferred
• High School diploma, GED or equivalent
• Thorough understanding of insurance policies and procedures
• Working knowledge of medical terminology
• Able to perform basic mathematics for payment calculation
• Experience in requesting and processing financial payments
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills