Admissions Clerk

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH); Beckley (WV); Presencial; USD 24.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) in Beckley, WV seeks an Admissions Clerk to efficiently register, transfer, and discharge patients, serving as the hospital’s front-line receptionist.

You will greet patients, handle information per guidelines, operate the hospital's communications and cashier duties, maintain charts and schedules, and assist in getting patients to the right area.

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3–6 months on-the-job training to attain proficiency.
• Typing speed of 30 words per minute required.
• Experience dealing with the public is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Greet patients and visitors in person or by phone as a general receptionist.
• Provide information about the hospital and patient status per guidelines and secure signatures as needed.
• Operate the telephone system, paging, and communications, and keep records.
• Determine patient needs and direct or escort to appropriate areas or arrange transportation.
• Maintain inpatient roster, admissions/discharges, and elective admission schedule; contact patients when rooms are available.
• Prepare records related to admission, payment, and discharge; pull patient charts; maintain appointment schedules; perform cashier duties and receipts.

Conocimientos

Office equipment

Typing 30 wpm

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Herramientas

Postage meter

Fax machine

Medifax

Display terminal

Descripción del empleo

Overview

The Admissions Clerk is responsible for efficient and courteous registration, transfer, and discharge of patients.

Responsibilities

• Serves as general receptionist for the hospital, greeting patients and visitors in person or by phone in a courteous manner.
• Provides general information concerning the hospital and/or patient's condition in accordance with hospital guidelines and secures signatures on documents if required.
• Operates communication system placing and answering telephone calls, paging or contacting staff, and keeping appropriate records and assists in locating patient's families.
• Determines patient's needs by admitting to hospital or referring to appropriate facility and escorts patient to proper area or arranges for transportation.
• Maintains a roster of inpatients by names, bed number, and religious preference, reporting daily on admissions and discharges.
• Maintains elective admission schedule and contacts patients when rooms are available.
• Prepares all necessary records relating to admission, payment, and discharge of patient.
• Pulls patient charts.
• Maintains appointment schedules.
• Handles money.
• Retains custody of hospital keys as required.
• May assist patients in and out of vehicles.
• Operates various office equipment.
• Performs cashier duties, including receipt of payments and issuance of receipts.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Experience

• Experience in dealing with public is desired.
• Three (3) to six (6) months on-the-job training is required to attain proficiency of performance of assigned duties and responsibilities.

Required Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Must operate routine office machines, including but not limited to postage meter, typewriter, display terminal and terminal printing, adding machine and copy machine, fax machine, medifax machine and communications system.
• Must type 30 words per minute accurately.