Patient Registration Assistant

Your future role at a glance Location: Evansville, IN Facility: Ascension St. Vincent - SurgiCare Department/Specialty: SurgiCare Schedule: Full Time | Days may vary Mon-Fri | 5am - 1:30 pm How you'll make an impact in this role Welcome & Guide Every Patient: Greet patients and families warmly, managing check-ins, check-outs, and intake documentation to ensure a seamless, stress-free arrival and departure experience. Streamline Care & Insurance Approvals: Verify demographics and secure timely insurance authorizations and precertifications, removing financial hurdles so patient care stays on track without delay. Orchestrate Seamless Scheduling & Records: Manage patient appointments, confirmation calls, and medical record requests to keep the clinic running efficiently and care teams perfectly aligned. Protect Financial & Operational Accuracy: Process daily billing charges, collect co-payments, and reconcile end-of-day financial reports to safeguard clinic revenue and maintain precise records. Support Clinic Success & Team Alignment: Provide proactive administrative and clerical assistance across your department, keeping daily operations smooth so clinical teams can focus on patient care. What minimum qualifications you'll need Education: High School diploma equivalency OR 1 year of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. Note: Required professional licensure/certification can be used in lieu of education or experience, if applicable. What additional requirements you'll need Medical office experience preferred Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter. Equal employment opportunity employer Equal employment opportunity employer Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster. Fraud prevention notice Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process. Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system. E-Verify statement Employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click here for more information. Benefits Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.