"Principal Admitting Worker - Admissions - FT Days"

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary: Incumbent performs the essential functions of the Admissions Department, which can include Pre-Admission, Financial Counseling, Insurance Notification, Verification and Authorization, Management of Unscheduled Admissions in either Acute Care or Mental Health Admissions.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Must demonstrate general understanding of medical terminology
• Extensive and demonstrated knowledge of Government and Commercial Insurance Plans
• Experience with registration and/or billings computer software programs
• Experience in a hospital or medical office setting
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Managed Care plans
• Demonstrated experience with referral authorization process
• Demonstrated ability to utilize payer and government websites to access and interpret health plan benefit packages and make determinations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with computer software programs such as EPIC or other registration programs
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Ability to ensure proper billing or financial procedures for patients