Admitting Clerk

A healthcare organization in New York City is currently seeking a new Bilingual professional to join their staff as an Admitting Clerk.

About the Opportunity:

• Start Date: ASAP
• Setting: Adult Care Department
• Schedule: Monday to Friday
• Hours: 9am to 5pm (35 hours per week; 1 hour per day for lunch)

Responsibilities:

The Bilingual Admitting Clerk will:

• Interview new patients; collect and enter into computer system demographic and financial information necessary to initiate patient chart and visit-related forms.
• Advise patients of sliding scale fee information; obtain signatures on general treatment consent form
• Advise patient about Patient's Bill of Rights and provide clinic guide
• Process patients for revisit, updates patient data in system; provide encounter forms and collects patient fees as indicated
• Organize by date and enters into the computer system data from completed patient encounter forms
• Collect the Ambulatory Care Center service-related charges from clinic patients, issues receipts, and is accountable for financial transactions and cash control procedures
• Issues transportation money to authorized clinic patients and documents all transactions, including vouchers for car service for clinic patients
• Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of related work experience
• High School Diploma / GED
• Bilingual (English and Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Yiddish or Russian)
• Computer savvy
• Microsoft Office Suite proficient
• Exceptional phone etiquette
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized