Admitting Clerk
3 months ago
Bay Shore, New York, United States
Northwell Health
Full time
Job Description PT 15 hrs 11p-7a
Interviews incoming patients/representatives to obtain identifying information and other data required for admission. Performs a variety of clerical duties.
Job Responsibility
- Interviews patients/designee and obtains all relevant demographics, insurance information and required signatures.
- Enters all preadmission and admission information into Hospital Information System and verifies accuracy.
- Collects point of service payments, as required.
- Explains hospital regulations to patient/designee and answers questions concerning hospitalization.
- Performs chart processing and reconciliation. Ensures completed chart accompanies patient to floor upon admission.
- Directs or assists patients and/or visitors to appropriate department or assigned room, as needed.
- Performs related duties, as required.
- ADA Essential Functions
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
- Prior customer service experience, required.
- Data entry skills (80 keystrokes per minute), required.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational skills, required.
Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.
When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).