Req# Patient Access Clerk

Work and live in a community that appreciates you. Practice your profession where it matters. Lower cost of living, higher quality of life. Dorminy Medical Center wants you!

Job Type: Fulltime

Category:
Non-Clinical

Contract Type:
Permanent

Responsible for the pre‑admission, admission and registration of all patients entering Dorminy Medical Center in a courteous and professional manner. Interviews and gather complete and accurate data to complete the admission and registration process, accurately, efficiently and expeditiously. Responsible for pre‑census, final census, and registration of all in‑patient, same‑day surgery, outpatient, and emergency room patients. Obtain appropriate signatures and notify patients/guests of DMC regulations, policies, and services.

Certification and Patient Access Specialist Certification courses available through DMC within first 90 days of employment.

Experience:

Prefer healthcare office experience or position involved with meeting public. Ability to read and communicate effectively in English;
Spanish also preferred.

• Ability to think and work effectively under stress with frequent interruptions; to move, sit, stand, walk and bend intermittently throughout the workday, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Must possess sight and hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these sources to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Use of mechanical and technical equipment required for the responsibilities assigned.
• External and internal applicants who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis.
• Position has a moderate expected exposure to blood borne pathogens. None.

Experience:

High School Diploma or GED. Type 35 wpm.