Front Desk Patient Admissions Specialist

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH); Middlesborough (KY); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) seeks an Admissions Clerk to register, transfer, and discharge patients efficiently in a hospital setting. You will greet patients and visitors in person or by phone, provide information per hospital guidelines, and operate paging and information systems while assisting with charts and cashier duties.

Ideal candidates have a High School Diploma or GED, strong customer service skills, and can type at least 30 words per minute; 3–6 months of on‑the‑job

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Public interaction experience preferred.
• On-the-job training 3–6 months required.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and visitors as receptionist, in person or by phone.
• Provides information about the hospital and patient condition per guidelines; secures signatures when required.
• Operates telephone system, paging, and records; assists in locating families.

Skills

Typing 30 wpm

Office equipment operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Postage meter

Typewriter

Display terminal

Fax machine

Copy machine

Medifax machine

Communications system

Job description

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) seeks an Admissions Clerk to register, transfer, and discharge patients efficiently in a hospital setting. You will greet patients and visitors in person or by phone, provide information per hospital guidelines, and operate paging and information systems while assisting with charts and cashier duties.

Ideal candidates have a High School Diploma or GED, strong customer service skills, and can type at least 30 words per minute; 3–6 months of on‑the‑job