**Department** : Surgery Center **Shift:** Days **Shift Hours** : Variable start 5:15 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. **Budgeted Hours:** 80 **Pay Range:** $14.19 - 19.87 based on full-time years' experience **Position Summary:** Primary responsibilities are serving as ambulatory surgery receptionist, scheduling appointments, obtaining insurance benefits, authorizations, processing information for admitting out-patients, charge capture and charge reconciliation. **Essential Functions and Responsibilities:** 1. Registers and schedules outpatient surgical accounts, admits to appropriate surgical procedure area and assembles chart. 2. Clearly informs patients of insurance benefits. 3. Charge capture, charge reconciliation and maintain census/visit information. 4. Obtains and verifies appropriate insurance information, completion of MSP questionnaire, referrals and authorizations. 5. Serves as financial counselor, arranges payment plans and/or refer patients to other agencies for financial assistance as required. _Required:_ + High school diploma. + One year of related experience. + Ability to operate a desktop computer and software.Should be familiar with a variety of software programs to support job needs in the office. _Preferred:_ + One year of related experience in an ambulatory setting.