Health Information Coordinator 3

About the role

Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center is a 24-bed acute care critical access hospital serving the Florida Parishes region of Southeast Louisiana. We offer a wide range of services including general surgery and a 24-hour emergency department. At Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center, we are able to bring you a wide range of services close to home, provided by a network of board certified physicians.

The Health Information Coordinator 3 is responsible for screening patients in the Emergency Department screening area.

Two years of experience in administrative services in a medical setting.The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.Job Duties:

• Incumbent will verify insurances, policy and group numbers, in-network and out-of network for facility and/or physicians.
• Responsible for admit notifications on inpatients, observations and ambulatory surgeries.
• Notify Utilization Review Department of Emergency Department admits and direct admits.
• Access to real time eligibility and coverage discovery, access to one source and insurance portals.
• Interview patients to obtain demographic and financial info1mation to determine eligibility or non-eligibility for medically indigent program.
• Identify co-pays and deductibles. estimate of standard charges for procedures, labs, x-rays. calculate twenty percent rule, inform self-pay patients of prompt discount program (40%) and collect deposits. Issue receipts for clinics, Emergency Department and ancillary visits.
• Maintain and balance all monies collected.
• Attend all educational in-services, mandatory training and annual review as required by hospital policy and procedure, or deemed necessary by supervisor.
• Any and all other duties as assigned to include ensuring departmental coverage.

Position Specific Details: Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional.

Career Progression: This position will be filled as a Health Information Coordinator 3 and is not part of the CPG.

Work Schedule: The incumbent will be required to work 1:30pm -10pm, Monday- Friday.

How To Apply

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

• Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For more information about this vacancy please contact

Sonia Johnson, HR Analyst

Lallie Kemp Medical Center, Human Resources

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