Admitting Clerk

Riverwood Healthcare Center; Aitkin (MN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Wellness benefits and on-site fitness

Time off package

Job summary

Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin, MN is hiring an Admitting Clerk to manage patient registration, data collection, and insurance verification. The role includes operating the hospital switchboard, coordinating room assignments, and ensuring smooth communication across clinical teams and support departments.

This frontline position involves handling calls, paging staff for routine and emergency notices, and providing timely support to patients and visitors.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• Basic typing and data entry skills.
• General clerical and administrative support skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate the hospital switchboard and manage patient registration.
• Verify insurance, assign rooms, and coordinate communication between patients, families, and staff.
• Handle inbound/outbound calls and page staff for routine and emergency notifications.

Skills

Typing

Data entry

Clerical

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Automated systems

Job description

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Full Time Aitkin, MN, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1129

Salary Range: $19.07 To $22.17 Hourly

About the Position

The Admitting Clerk plays a key frontline role in delivering a positive patient experience by managing the registration and admission process with efficiency, accuracy, and compassion. This position is responsible for operating the hospital switchboard, handling patient registration and data collection, verifying insurance, assigning rooms, and ensuring seamless communication between patients, families, clinical teams, and support departments. The Admitting Clerk also manages inbound and outbound calls, pages staff for routine and emergency notifications, and provides timely support to patients and visitors.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• Basic typing and data entry skills.
• General clerical and administrative support skills.

Preferred

• Some coursework or training from a junior college or vocational school preferred
• Experience using automated or electronic systems preferred.

What we offer

At Riverwood Healthcare, treating our patients well starts with treating our employees well. We provide a culture that reflects the friendly, more relaxed atmosphere of the communities we serve. Our staff are welcoming and supportive of one another.

Depending on eligibility, there are a wide-variety of benefits including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k)-retirement plan, wellness benefits with on-site fitness center, and a time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status.

Offers of employment from Riverwood Healthcare are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background checks and pre-employment requirements.

About us

Riverwood Healthcare Center is a 25-bed Critical Access hospital with three full-service clinics in Aitkin, McGregor, and Garrison. Riverwood has recently expanded its footprint in Aitkin with a state-of-the-arts surgical center.

Just two hours from the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, this is an opportunity to live and work where others play in the heart of Minnesota’s Northwoods and beautiful lakes country. Enjoy access to an abundance of natural wonders, including lakes, rivers and streams, state parks, wildlife refuges, and ATV and bike trails for all your outdoor recreational activities.

Rotating day and afternoon shifts, and every other weekend. 80 hours PPP

FTE: 1.0 (80 hours ppp)