Admissions Specialist Clinic Job Kimball Nebraska USA,Healthcare

Location: Kimball

Description

Prepares and maintains records in the Business Office, Clinic and/or Nursing Unit by performing the following duties in accordance with Kimball Health Services policies and procedures.

SUMMARY

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following.

Daily registrations for clinic, outpatient, lab, x-ray, and emergency room visits -- transfers.
Distribution and sorting of paperwork to the appropriate departments.
Responsible for accurately obtaining specific demographic and financial data. Creates, maintains and distributes required documents and reports related to patient information.
Explain hospital regulations such as visiting hours, payment of accounts, and schedule of charges in question to patients. (balance of account insurance payments)
Processes incoming and outgoing telephone calls efficiently, accurately, politely, and as quickly as possible. Take messages or locates personnel if urgently needed.
Promotes a positive image for patients, family and physicians.
Greets and directs guests. Maintains awareness of doctors and personnel on site and visiting
Maintains data on the emergency room, treatment room logs, and transfers for Medical Records department.
Works rotating weekend and holidays.
Attends and participates in approved/requested committees and meetings.
Maintains current knowledge and skills through in-services, workshops, and/or seminars.
Demonstrates flexibility in adjusting to variable workload and job duties.
Participates in maintaining an organized and clean department and safe work environment.
Abides by the strict confidentiality policy of the Hospital.
Treats patients, fellow employees and visitors with respect and dignity at all times.
Hospital duties include but are not limited to:

Completes the hospital patient chart documentation based upon other staff notes by:

Prepares notice of patient discharge to inform business office.

Compiles patient care worksheets.

After hour registrations of lab, x-ray, emergency room, and nursing floor admissions.

Prepare charts for admissions and discharges.

Obtains medical records as requested.

Chart intakes, outputs, and weights daily.

Schedules procedures under order of provider.

Assures valuables sheet is complete on each hospital admission.

Completes shift report with direction from RN.

Assist in the emergency room by providing clerical assistance such as:

Assembly of Emergency Room packets. The Emergency Rooms need to be stocked with these on Fridays and a large stack needs to be put in the patient cabinet for backup.

Maintains the nursing station and provides clerical and nursing support by:

Make labels for Inpatient charts.

Answers all telephone and patients assist calls and provides information or relays messages to patients and medical staff.

Directs visitors to patient rooms.

Distributes mail, newspapers, and flowers to patients.

Schedules Dr. appointments for inpatients who are being discharged.

Faxes diet orders to the Manor (provides patient with meal choices).

Notifies RN's, LPNs, and assistants of new orders as appropriate.

Assembles admission and transfer packets as needed.

Turns off lights in offices and empty patient rooms.

Assists staff with lifting patients as required.

Assists with PI projects as directed.

Assist in clerical duties as assigned.

Participates in maintaining an organized and clean department and safe work environment.

Clinic duties include but are not limited to:

Scan insurance cards

Schedules clinic appointments appropriately

Answers and screens incoming telephone calls in a cheerful, courteous manner, promptly routing each call to the proper party and/or taking accurate messages.

Scans documents into appropriate section of patient chart.

Assists other departments as necessary including answering, screening, and documentation of incoming telephone calls.

Responsible for the timely collection of patient charges, completes deposit at end of shift, places deposit in deposit box.

Any other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Admissions Specialist is to notify the Chief Nursing Officer/Director of Emergency Services/VP of Clinics of any event that may cause processes to negatively affect patient care…