GRAND TETON GASTRO - ADMISSIONS CLERK
About The Position
Mountain View Hospital is looking for an Admissions Clerk to join our team! This role is responsible for the efficient and orderly admission of inpatients and the admission of individuals who have hospital-based outpatient testing or procedures. The Admissions Clerk ensures that patient information is collected and entered accurately into the hospital computer system, and that all patients are aware of hospital policies and procedures. This involves interviewing incoming patients or their representatives, entering required admission information into the computer, and distributing appropriate information to ancillary departments. A key performance indicator for this role is maintaining a 95% accuracy rate quarterly on all admissions.
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 speak effectively, before groups of customers and 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 compute rate ratios and percentages and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- 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
- Responsible for pre-registering/registering patients for scheduled admissions, emergency visits, and outpatient procedures.
- Obtaining information or verifying information already on file including demographics, physician, emergency numbers and insurance information.
- Responsible for obtaining and entering accurate insurance information as well as running eligibility. Will maintain working knowledge on in/out of network insurances, arranging primary and secondary insurance, eligibility requirements, and insurance types.
- Responsible for scanning in patient information including but not limited to patient orders, advance directives, identification cards, and other documents as needed.
- Responsible for participating in required department scanning submitted by other disciplines.
- Responsible for obtaining signature on all appropriate consent forms including Conditions of Admission and initiating the Advanced Directive process.
- Notifies patient of programs available to patients as appropriate.
- Communicates appropriately and clearly to the manager, supervisor, team lead, nurse managers, coworkers, patients, families, and physicians.
- Communicates any incomplete registrations, unattained consents, or incomplete tasks to the next shift.
- Receives patient payments, posts and makes a daily report of cash receipts.
- Maintains department records, reports, and files as required.
- Responsible, when previous arrangements have been made or a co-payment is required, to collect such payments and record payment including obtaining signature for payment arrangements and automatic payments.
- Responsible for knowing hospital policies and being familiar with hospital services that are available.
- Responsible to knowing Admissions processes and being familiar with Admissions services, knowing where to find education and resources.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
