*Patient Access Clerk* PRN

mhnetwork; Point Pleasant (WV); On-site; USD 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Rivers Health is hiring a Per-Diem Patient Access Clerk to verify patient demographics and insurance information, handle admissions and discharges, and manage records. The role includes answering phones, transporting patients and supplies, and processing payments, with attention to privacy and professional conduct.

Additionally, the ER-specific duties involve monitoring patient changes, maintaining BLS, documenting nursing care tasks, vitals, EKGs, glucose testing, catheterization, and assisting

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience with patient data entry and basic clerical tasks preferred.
• Ability to respond appropriately to emergency alarms and assist clinicians as needed.

Responsibilities

• Verifies and enters patient demographic and insurance data accurately.
• Performs admission, discharge, transfer, and death clerical duties.
• Completes forms and scans to maintain patient records.
• Answers switchboard/phone and responds to alarms as required.
• Transports patients, supplies, and specimens safely.
• Processes department payments.

Skills

Patient data entry

Clerical duties

Phone/switchboard

Privacy/compliance

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Scanning equipment

Job description

Rivers Health is seeking a Per-Diem Patient Access Clerk:

1. Verifies and correctly enters patient demographic and insurance data including any insurance notification required.
2. Performs clerical duties such as admission, discharges, transfers and deaths as needed.
3. Completes all required forms and scanning to maintain complete patient record.
4. Answers switchboard/phone and appropriately responds to emergency alarms as required.
5. Safely transports patients, supplies and specimens as needed.
6. Responsible for accepting and processing payments.
7. Processes department supply ordering, equipment maintenance, repair requisitions and department mail.
8. Maintains patient privacy and respects values of individual patients and provides services accordingly.
9. Provides cooperative and courteous service to patients, physicians, staff members and visitors in a timely manner with the utmost of professional behavior.
10. Participates in unit meetings, statistical data gathering and quality improvement activities including serving on quality improvement teams.
11. Maintains tidiness of registration and waiting area. Cleans desk, counter tops, cabinets, etc. as needed.
12. Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.

ER Specific:

1. Observes and reports all patient concerns and changes in condition to a Nurse immediately.
2. Maintains current BLS certification.
3. Performs and documents ER patient care technician duties while maintaining aseptic technique as directed includeing:
4. vital signs
5. EKGs
6. finger stick blood glucose monitoring
7. inserts and removes urinary catheter
8. administers enemas as directed
9. obtains and records patient specimens
10. Assists RN with other patient care duties
11. Maintains patient room cleanliness as needed.

EDUCATION AND FORMAL TRAINING

High school diploma or equivalent.