Registration Clerk

Registration Clerk Job Description

Department:
Patient Services

Hours:

Full time, 40 hours/week

Shift: 1st shift

Required:

High School Diploma

Pay:
Based on experience, starting at $16.54.

• Any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by management.
• Changes outpatients, observation, and inpatient admission statuses as assigned.
• Collects payment at time of service.
• Enters outpatient lab orders.
• Escorts, walks, wheels all patients around to appropriate room or department after registration/admission.
• Follow-up on patients with unsigned Conditions of Admissions and/or other documents needing signatures for completion.
• Maintains physician "order" file.
• Monitors waiting room for an appropriate and timely flow of the patients needing to be registered or admitted.
• Obtains correct patient demographic information and insurance benefits for the Health Center and physicians.
• Performs all duties needed to open/close registration offices.
• Performs duties as outlined in Policy & Procedure during certain codes (i.e. Code Alert, Code Plan D, etc)
• Pre-register and/or pre-admit pre-op patients 1-2 days before surgery.
• Promote awareness and enrollment in Financial Assistance, Advantage 50, and all other hospital programs as applicable.
• Provides back-up registration for E.D. and all ancillary departments.
• Registers patient receiving outpatient and inpatient services at the Health Center.
• Responsible for cleanliness and tidiness of registration waiting area.
• Responsible for electronic verification of insurance coverage.

• High School (Required)

Estimated Compensation Range $16.54 - $25.24

Pay based on experience