BMC - ADMISSIONS CLERK

MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL LLC • Blackfoot, ID

131d • Onsite

About The Position

Mountain View Hospital is looking for an Admissions Clerk to join our team! This role involves reviewing medical records after discharge for completeness, ensuring compliance with hospital bylaws and federal/state requirements. The Admissions Clerk will also be responsible for accurately entering patient abstracts into the chart deficiency system, monitoring admitted accounts for duplicate medical record numbers, and checking patient discharge status during chart assembly. Communication with physicians regarding delinquent reports and ensuring the timely completion of incomplete medical records are key aspects of this position. The role requires familiarity with state guidelines for chart processing timeframes, such as those for History and Physical and Operative reports, as well as knowledge of Medical Record content, maintenance, and retention.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to use hospital information system, and operate basic computer functions and software.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to work well with others.

Responsibilities

• Collects all discharged patient charts from the patient care units on a daily basis.
• Collects loose filling for those discharged charts and inserts such filing in proper charts.
• Assembles discharged patient charts according to assembly list.
• Places assembled chart in proper folder according to medical record number.
• Analyzes medical records of discharged patients for completeness and accuracy according to department and hospital policies and procedures.
• Assists in retrieving charts for physician completion.
• Answers incoming calls to the department in a professional, timely manner.
• Forwards all analyzed charts to the coder.
• Pulls delinquency charts according to deficiency list.
• Files or scans all charts back to main file.
• Makes and attaches medical record numbers for new charts.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays and sick days) and Medical Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans (401K with up to 6% match)
• Earned Quarterly Bonus Program
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Discount for medically necessary procedures performed at Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED