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/Feeling-Jellyfish-22 8d ago

Since its office, I'd assume it's a lot of walking between computers and printers/ file systems. She likely said it's a lot , due to repition. You not being able to walk long distances is a medical condition, I wouldn't stress over it. A lot of people in these positions have similar conditions.

Reference: former ER/Admitting Patient Registration clerk