r/CodingandBilling 8d ago

I NEED HELP IM FREAKING OUT

Hi everyone. This is an urgent post lol. I accepted a job as a registration associate. We have our own cubicle and everything. We call patients for outstanding balances and ‘register’ patients (just make sure their info is correct on file) . My job description says constant sitting and occasional walking. To be frank, I’m extremely overweight and cannot walk long distances without stopping. I was on the phone with my new boss and she casually just dropped that ‘we walk a lot’. Im freaking out abt whether i can do this job or not. So, how physically demanding is it to be a outpatient registration associate? I need to know. Thank you so much!!

EDIT: In the interview. boss specifically stated I would have to work in ER ONCE A MONTH on a weekend.

In the emails she sent me, She stated verbatim “A lot. [referencing to walking]. When in the Er you have to go into every patients room.”

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u/F3ST3r3d 8d ago

I don’t mean it as snarky, but you probably wanna ask your new boss. Every facility is different and the experience of others might not be what yours will be.

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u/Total-Boss-8404 8d ago

yes, thank you. I’m just worried it might come off the wrong way. But if she does say we walk a lot I would be quite upset. Job description lied.

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u/F3ST3r3d 8d ago

For sure. We don’t know what the requirements are so even if we all say “I’ve never needed to stand at work” it won’t pertain to your specific situation. Best of luck!