Admissions Clerk

OCH; Gravette (AR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ozarks Community Hospital (OCH) in Gravette, Arkansas, seeks an Admissions Clerk for the Patient Access Department. The role involves arranging admissions for inpatients and outpatient testing, collecting patient information, and ensuring policy understanding.

You will enter data, distribute information to other departments, manage multi-line calls, paging, and cashier duties. Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and data entry/word processing experience.

Qualifications

• Data entry and word processing experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Arranges for the admission of inpatients and hospital-based outpatient testing or procedures.
• Interviews incoming patient or representatives and enters information required for admission into computer database.
• Distributes appropriate information to ancillary departments.
• Operates a multi-line phone and handles paging for the hospital.
• Performs cashier duties for patients and employees.

Job description

HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. COMPASSIONATE CARE.

Ozarks Community Hospital (OCH), located in Gravette, Arkansas, has an opening for an Admissions Clerk within our Patient Access Department.

Our Mission: Ozarks Community Hospital and clinics are dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare and preventive services to all patients in an atmosphere of compassion, respect, and dignity, with a commitment to care for the underserved and to improve access to care.

The Admissions Clerk Arranges for the efficient and orderly admission of inpatients and admission of individuals who have hospital-based outpatient testing or procedures. Ensures that the patient information is collected and that patients are aware of hospital policies and procedures. Interviews incoming patient or representatives and enters information required for admission into computer database. Distributes appropriate information to ancillary departments. Participates in performance improvement and CQI activities. Operates a multi line phone and does all paging for hospital. Responsible for cashier duties within the hospital for patients and employees. Performs other duties as assigned or directed.

Benefits include:

• Eligibility for health, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) plan; life insurance; short-term disability; flexible spending accounts; and many other elective benefits subject to plan terms.
• Paid time off (PTO) earned on an accrual basis starting first day of employment, up to 3.5 weeks per year based on a 40-hour work week.
• Company-paid holidays.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Data entry and word processing experience.

OCH is an Equal Opportunity Employer