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Patient Registrar roles at U.S. hospitals and health systems can qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in health information management, healthcare administration, or a related field. Large hospital networks and academic medical centers file LCAs regularly for this occupation, making them the most reliable sponsorship targets.
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Get Access To All JobsRegistrar - Pulmonary Clinic
Location
1222 Trotwood Avenue
Suite 503
Columbia, TN 38401
Shift
Full-time
Days: 7:30am – 4:30pm
Monday - Friday
Position Summary
The Registrar provides professional, efficient, and compassionate front-office support to patients, families, providers, and clinic staff. As a key patient contact, this role ensures a positive patient experience through accurate registration, scheduling, insurance verification, authorization management, payment collection, and maintenance of patient records within the EHR.
Responsibilities include managing patient communications, referrals, medical records, and administrative workflows; preparing clinical documentation; and supporting daily clinic operations. The Registrar maintains knowledge of insurance, billing, financial assistance programs, and clinic procedures while ensuring compliance, accuracy, and confidentiality.
Success in this role requires strong customer service, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities, work independently, and thrive in a fast-paced, patient-centered healthcare environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Check patients In and Out as appropriate. To include accurate demographics, appointment scheduling with a high level of accuracy, insurance information, scanning and indexing to appropriate categories, printing of forms and notification of policy changes
- Collecting copays, past due balances and collections in accordance to MRMG CPO metrics. Applies payments to patient accounts and reconciles daily reports.
- Demonstrate excellent customer service by being attentive to patient needs whether by phone or in clinic. Inform patients, as appropriate, of circumstances that may cause a delay in their care while keeping an open line of communication with patient.
- Understands and can communicate effectively appointment protocols and what is recommended by the provider.
- Effectively confirms patient eligibility and financial obligations with a high rate of accuracy.
- Demonstrates proper communication and reporting skills. Handles telephone information requests with appropriate follow up and promptly reports matters requiring additional assistance or intervention.
- Understands and follows all HIPAA guidelines in handling patients HPI information, to include demographic information, medical information or financial information applying to written, oral and electronic records.
- Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to all customers needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance. Can properly identify when a situation needs to be escalated to management.
- Provides attention to detail regarding all patient communication and follow up, to include any operational reporting that is assigned. Distributes lab reports to physicians and material to other departments; responds to correspondence requests.
- Ability to document appropriate and accurate messages in EHR to and from the clinical staff/provider.
Qualifications
- Related Healthcare Experience (2 years preferred)
- Solid understanding of healthcare terminology (Preferred)
- Strong communication skills. Strong work ethic and energy (Preferred)
- Thrives in a demanding and professional environment (Preferred)
- Excellent business judgment and customer service skills (Preferred)
- Able to distill patient financial information and present essential information in a concise manner (Preferred)
About Maury Regional
At Maury Regional Health, patients are at the heart of everything we do. We're committed to clinical excellence and compassionate care, offering exceptional service. As a top-rated organization, we foster an inclusive, collaborative work environment where innovation and patient care lead the way.
Why Maury?
- Certified Great Place to Work ® 2026
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Plans & PTO
- Educational Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement & Career Advancement Navigation
- Childcare Services – Hospitots
- Employee Discounts, Adoption Assistance, and more…
Maury Regional Health is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of the employer/employee relationship. Maury Regional Health grants equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origins (including ancestry), genetic information, disability, age, military/national guard/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, or other status protected by state or federal law. Statements made by applicants for employment on this application form will be checked for accuracy. Maury Regional Health campuses are tobacco-free. All tobacco use is prohibited.
Registrar - Pulmonary Clinic
Location
1222 Trotwood Avenue
Suite 503
Columbia, TN 38401
Shift
Full-time
Days: 7:30am – 4:30pm
Monday - Friday
Position Summary
The Registrar provides professional, efficient, and compassionate front-office support to patients, families, providers, and clinic staff. As a key patient contact, this role ensures a positive patient experience through accurate registration, scheduling, insurance verification, authorization management, payment collection, and maintenance of patient records within the EHR.
Responsibilities include managing patient communications, referrals, medical records, and administrative workflows; preparing clinical documentation; and supporting daily clinic operations. The Registrar maintains knowledge of insurance, billing, financial assistance programs, and clinic procedures while ensuring compliance, accuracy, and confidentiality.
Success in this role requires strong customer service, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities, work independently, and thrive in a fast-paced, patient-centered healthcare environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Check patients In and Out as appropriate. To include accurate demographics, appointment scheduling with a high level of accuracy, insurance information, scanning and indexing to appropriate categories, printing of forms and notification of policy changes
- Collecting copays, past due balances and collections in accordance to MRMG CPO metrics. Applies payments to patient accounts and reconciles daily reports.
- Demonstrate excellent customer service by being attentive to patient needs whether by phone or in clinic. Inform patients, as appropriate, of circumstances that may cause a delay in their care while keeping an open line of communication with patient.
- Understands and can communicate effectively appointment protocols and what is recommended by the provider.
- Effectively confirms patient eligibility and financial obligations with a high rate of accuracy.
- Demonstrates proper communication and reporting skills. Handles telephone information requests with appropriate follow up and promptly reports matters requiring additional assistance or intervention.
- Understands and follows all HIPAA guidelines in handling patients HPI information, to include demographic information, medical information or financial information applying to written, oral and electronic records.
- Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to all customers needs; Responds to requests for service and assistance. Can properly identify when a situation needs to be escalated to management.
- Provides attention to detail regarding all patient communication and follow up, to include any operational reporting that is assigned. Distributes lab reports to physicians and material to other departments; responds to correspondence requests.
- Ability to document appropriate and accurate messages in EHR to and from the clinical staff/provider.
Qualifications
- Related Healthcare Experience (2 years preferred)
- Solid understanding of healthcare terminology (Preferred)
- Strong communication skills. Strong work ethic and energy (Preferred)
- Thrives in a demanding and professional environment (Preferred)
- Excellent business judgment and customer service skills (Preferred)
- Able to distill patient financial information and present essential information in a concise manner (Preferred)
About Maury Regional
At Maury Regional Health, patients are at the heart of everything we do. We're committed to clinical excellence and compassionate care, offering exceptional service. As a top-rated organization, we foster an inclusive, collaborative work environment where innovation and patient care lead the way.
Why Maury?
- Certified Great Place to Work ® 2026
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Plans & PTO
- Educational Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement & Career Advancement Navigation
- Childcare Services – Hospitots
- Employee Discounts, Adoption Assistance, and more…
Maury Regional Health is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of the employer/employee relationship. Maury Regional Health grants equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origins (including ancestry), genetic information, disability, age, military/national guard/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, or other status protected by state or federal law. Statements made by applicants for employment on this application form will be checked for accuracy. Maury Regional Health campuses are tobacco-free. All tobacco use is prohibited.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Patient Registrar
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation requirements
USCIS requires a specific bachelor's degree tied directly to the Patient Registrar role. A degree in health information management, healthcare administration, or health sciences strengthens your petition far more than a general business degree.
Use OFLC Wage Search to benchmark your offer
Look up the prevailing wage for Patient Registrar positions in your target metro area before accepting an offer. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage level for your location and experience tier.
Target academic medical centers and large hospital networks
Academic medical centers and multi-hospital health systems file H-1B LCAs for Patient Registrar roles more consistently than small clinics. Focus your search on employers with established HR and immigration compliance infrastructure already in place.
Search H-1B-sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Filter by Patient Registrar roles at employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history. Migrate Mate surfaces DOL disclosure data so you can see which health systems have actively sponsored this occupation before applying.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before your start date
Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify to legally employ you on H-1B status. Ask HR to confirm enrollment during the offer stage, not after your I-129 is filed, since non-enrolled employers create compliance problems that delay your start.
Ask HR about cap-exempt filing if the employer qualifies
Hospital systems affiliated with a university or nonprofit research institution may qualify as cap-exempt H-1B petitioners. If your employer has that status, your petition bypasses the annual lottery entirely and can be filed any time of year.
H-1B Visa Patient Registrar: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Patient Registrar role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the employer defines the position. USCIS requires the role to normally demand at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. If your employer's job posting and internal job description require a degree in health information management, healthcare administration, or a closely related field, the position can qualify. Roles listed as requiring any bachelor's degree or no degree at all are harder to defend as specialty occupations.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Patient Registrar positions?
Academic medical centers, large regional hospital networks, and integrated health systems are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for Patient Registrar roles. These employers have dedicated HR and immigration teams that handle LCA filings regularly. Smaller outpatient clinics and private practices rarely sponsor because the administrative overhead isn't built into their operations. Search verified LCA filing history on Migrate Mate to identify which health systems have sponsored this role in your target city.
How does the H-1B lottery affect my timeline as a Patient Registrar applicant?
If your target employer is a standard cap-subject employer, your petition enters the annual lottery with a registration window in March. Selection is random, and unselected registrations cannot be resubmitted until the following year. The practical implication is that you and your employer need to plan around an October 1 start date if selected, since that's when the new fiscal year cap opens. Employers affiliated with universities or nonprofits may be cap-exempt, which eliminates the lottery entirely.
What prevailing wage level should I expect for a Patient Registrar H-1B petition?
DOL assigns prevailing wages based on your location, the O*NET occupation code your employer uses, and your experience level. Patient Registrar roles typically file at Level I or Level II depending on whether the position is entry-level or requires prior registration experience. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the applicable level for your metro area. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up current figures for your city before evaluating any offer.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Patient Registrar employer if I change jobs?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as the new I-129 petition is filed with USCIS, as long as you're transferring to a same or similar specialty occupation role and your previous petition was approved. You don't need to wait for the new petition to be approved before starting. Your new employer files a fresh LCA with DOL and an I-129 transfer petition, and the cap does not apply since you're already counted against it.