*Patient Access Clerk* PRN

St. Mary's Medical Center - Huntington, WV; Point Pleasant (WV); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Rivers Health in the Emergency Room is seeking a Per-Diem Patient Access Clerk to support registration and front-desk operations.

You will verify patient demographics, insurance data, and maintain privacy, while providing courteous service to patients and staff in a fast-paced ER.

Qualifications

• Verifies and correctly enters patient demographic and insurance data.
• Maintains patient privacy and respects confidentiality.
• Provides cooperative and courteous service to patients, physicians, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Enter patient demographics and insurance data accurately.
• Verify data and insurance details; maintain up-to-date records.
• Answer switchboard and respond to emergency alarms promptly.
• Safely transport patients, supplies and specimens as needed.
• Process payments and assist with department supply ordering and mail.
• Maintain tidiness of registration and waiting areas; ensure privacy.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and unit meetings.

Skills

Data entry

BLS certification

Customer service

Tools

Registration systems

Job description

Rivers Health is seeking a Per-Diem Patient Access Clerk for the Emergency Room.

• Processes department supply ordering, equipment maintenance, repair
• Maintains current BLS certification.

including any insurance notification required.

• Verifies and correctly enters patient demographic and insurance data

and deaths as needed

• Completes all required forms and scanning to maintain complete

patient record.

• Answers switchboard/phone and appropriately responds to emergency

alarms as required.

• Safely transports patients, supplies and specimens as needed.
• Responsible for accepting and processing payments.
• Processes department supply ordering, equipment maintenance, repair

requisitions and department mail.

• Maintains patient privacy and respects values of individual patients

and provides services accordingly.

• Provides cooperative and courteous service to patients, physicians,

staff members and visitors in a timely manner with the utmost of professional behavior.

• Participates in unit meetings, statistical data gathering and

quality improvement activities including serving on quality

improvement teams.

• Maintains tidiness of registration and waiting area. Cleans desk,

counter tops, cabinets, etc. as needed.

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, safety,

environmental and infection control standards.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

ER Specific

• Observes and reports all patient concerns and changes in condition

to a Nurse immediately.

• Maintains current BLS certification.
• Performs and documents ER patient care technician duties while

Maintaining Aseptic Technique As Directed Including

• vital signs
• EKGs
• finger stick blood glucose monitoring
• inserts and removes urinary catheter
• administers enemas as directed
• obtains and records patient specimens
• Assists RN with other patient care duties
• Maintains patient room cleanliness as needed