Admissions Clerk

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH); Beckley (WV); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) in Beckley, WV is seeking an Admissions Clerk to handle patient registration, transfer, and discharge efficiently and courteously.

You will greet patients and visitors, answer calls, provide information, and maintain admission records, rosters, and schedules. The role includes basic cashier duties and handling money, with on-site work in a hospital setting.

High attention to accuracy and patient confidentiality is essential.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED required.
• 3–6 months on-the-job training to reach proficiency.
• Experience dealing with the public is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and visitors in person or by phone in a courteous manner.
• Provides general information and secures signatures when required.
• Operates the communications system and relays messages to staff.
• Determines patient needs and directs to appropriate facility or transportation.
• Maintains a roster of inpatients by name, bed number, and religious preference.
• Maintains elective admission schedule and notifies patients when rooms are available.
• Prepares records related to admission, payment, and discharge.
• Pulls patient charts and maintains appointment schedules.
• Handles money and performs cashier duties.
• Keeps hospital keys secure and assists patients in and out of vehicles.

Skills

Typing 30 wpm

Office machines operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

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

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.