Registration Clerk-Knox Co
US-KY-Barbourville
careers
Req #: 34718
Type: Regular Full-Time
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Overview: The Admissions Clerk is responsible for efficient and courteous registration, transfer, and discharge of patients. Responsibilities: * Serves as general receptionist for the hospital, greeting patients and visitors in person or by phone in a courteous manner. * Provides general information concerning the hospital and/or patient's condition in accordance with hospital guidelines and secures signatures on documents if required. * Operates communication system placing and answering telephone calls, paging or contacting staff, and keeping appropriate records and assists in locating patient's families. * Determines patient's needs by admitting to hospital or referring to appropriate facility and escorts patient to proper area or arranges for transportation. * Maintains a roster of inpatients by names, bed number, and religious preference, reporting daily on admissions and discharges; maintains elective admission schedule and contacts patients when rooms are available. * Prepares all necessary records relating to admission, payment, and discharge of patient. * Pulls patient charts, maintains appointment schedules, handles money, retains custody of hospital keys as required. * May assist patients in and out of vehicles. * Operates various office equipment. * Performs cashier duties; e.g. receipts of payment and issuance of receipts. * Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications: Education * High School Diploma or GED equivalent Minimum Work Experience * Three (3) to six (6) months on-the-job training is required to attain proficiency of performance of assigned duties and responsibilities Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities * Must operate routine office machines, including but not limited to postage meter, typewriter, display terminal and terminal printing, adding machine and copy machine, fax machine, medifax machine and communications system * Must have knowledge of medical terminology ICD-10 and CPT codes as pertains to billing
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