Hospice Intake Data Entry Clerk

Joliet Area Community Hospice; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Pet Insurance

Personal Time Off

Holiday Paid

Job summary

Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care in Joliet, IL, is hiring a Data Entry Clerk to support Intake/Admissions by entering new patient referrals, demographics and medical records into the EMR system, ensuring timely and accurate data capture to start services.

The role requires high school diploma (associates preferred), experience in palliative or hospice care and medical office familiarity; duties include inputting demographics/insurance, processing referrals, coordinating with referral

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associates preferred.
• Palliative or Hospice experience preferred.
• Medical office experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enter patient demographic, insurance, and medical information into EMR with attention to detail.
• Enter referrals and organize incoming faxes and digital files.
• Collaborate with referral specialists to schedule appointments.
• Provide clerical support to Intake/Admissions team as needed.
• Work Monday–Friday, 9:30 AM–6:00 PM.

Skills

Typing 45 wpm

EMR data entry

VPN navigation

MS Office (Teams, Word, Excel)

Data entry

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree preferred

Tools

EMR system

VPN

Microsoft Office

Job description

Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care in Joliet, IL, is hiring a Data Entry Clerk to support Intake/Admissions by entering new patient referrals, demographics and medical records into the EMR system, ensuring timely and accurate data capture to start services.

The role requires high school diploma (associates preferred), experience in palliative or hospice care and medical office familiarity; duties include inputting demographics/insurance, processing referrals, coordinating with referral