Medical Office Clerk & Scheduling Specialist

Henry Community Health; New Castle (IN); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,893,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education scholarships

Generous paid days off (PDO) with roll

Employer funded pension

Job summary

Henry Community Health is seeking a clinic/bedside technician to provide clerical services in the assigned unit. You will process physician orders and schedule tests and appointments to expedite diagnoses and treatment.

You will contact other facilities to arrange transfers and monitor telemetry when needed. Responsibilities include recording patient information, assisting with basic needs, and ensuring accurate billing entries.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to read and write well enough to follow detailed procedures and perform basic mathematics
• Requires knowledge of office procedures and equipment
• Requires the ability to read telemetry monitor strips and interpret life threatening arrhythmic conditions
• Requires knowledge of basic medical terminology
• Requires high school education or equivalent
• Prefer six to twelve months of clinical/clerical experience in an acute care setting and at least three months experience as a nursing assistant or ward clerk

Responsibilities

• Works independently in providing various clerical services to their assigned unit.
• Processes physician's orders and works collaboratively with many departments to schedule patient tests and appointments to expedite patient diagnoses and treatment.
• Contact and interact with other facilities to arrange appointments, tests, and transfers.
• May monitor telemetry rhythms for changes in fetal or cardiac rhythms and interprets rhythms and keeps nurse informed of arrhythmias.
• Technician/Clerks monitor blood pressure and oxygen sats and report changes to nurse.
• Records pertinent patient information and rhythm strips in the clinical record.
• Assist with basic patient needs as necessary.
• Act as a focus of communication for internal/external customer service.
• Performs computer operations, initiates and maintains admission, discharge, and transfer information.
• Responsible for accurate billing/charge entry.

Skills

Telemetry interpretation

Clerical accuracy

Communications

Reading/writing

Basic math

Education

High school education or equivalent

Tools

Billing systems

Computer systems

Job description

Henry Community Health is seeking a clinic/bedside technician to provide clerical services in the assigned unit. You will process physician orders and schedule tests and appointments to expedite diagnoses and treatment.

You will contact other facilities to arrange transfers and monitor telemetry when needed. Responsibilities include recording patient information, assisting with basic needs, and ensuring accurate billing entries.