Night Shift Patient Registration Clerk – Temporary Data Entry

salinasvalleyhealth; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Salinas Valley Health is seeking a Temporary Registration Clerk to support patient registration and front-office operations. This assignment is temporary and staffed through a staffing agency; the candidate will be employed by the agency and assigned to Salinas Valley Health.

The role involves interviewing patients, collecting demographics and financial data, and entering information into the hospital system to register inpatients or outpatients.

Qualifications

• One (1) year data entry and medical office experience.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients and families in a courteous, professional manner.
• Interviews patient or representative to obtain demographic information.
• Enters demographic information into the hospital computer system for patient care and treatment to begin.
• Obtains patient financial data and pre-authorization for treatment when required.
• Prepares and routes paperwork for the patient’s chart/medical record.
• Embosses patient ID card and creates patient labels as appropriate.
• Determines patient payor and enters data in the system.
• Monitors transfers and bed swaps when applicable.

Skills

Data entry

Medical office experience

Patient interviewing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Salinas Valley Health is seeking a Temporary Registration Clerk to support patient registration and front-office operations. This assignment is temporary and staffed through a staffing agency; the candidate will be employed by the agency and assigned to Salinas Valley Health.

The role involves interviewing patients, collecting demographics and financial data, and entering information into the hospital system to register inpatients or outpatients.