Admissions Support Specialist
About the role
Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute is seeking a part-time Admissions Specialist to perform admission functions to include bed management, patient admission, and data entry into the Patient Information Management System, hospital census daily update, and report generation.
This role is responsible for pulling individuals off the waitlists for a state psychiatric hospital bed and coordinating appropriately with community partners to ensure all legal and medical documents are obtained to proceed with clearance.
The Admissions Department operates 24/7, and the current opening is for a combination of evening, overnight, and weekend shifts, with potential for this role to turn into a full-time position.
Responsibilities
The Admissions Specialist will perform admission functions, including bed management, patient admission, and data entry into the Patient Information Management System, hospital census daily update, and report generation.
This role requires timely and frequent communication with both internal and external staff to include physicians, nurses, and Community Services Board (CSB).
Requirements
- Experience in a healthcare setting required with patient registration and/or customer service
- Significant Data Entry Experience Required
- Demonstrated experience with filing systems required
Qualifications
- Prior experience with Microsoft Office including Excel required
- Experience working and interfacing with all levels of health care clinical staff preferred
- Chart Audit Experience Preferred
- Medical Terminology coursework strongly preferred
- Associate Degree or equivalent college courses in the Healthcare field preferred
Benefits
NVMHI offers a comprehensive benefit package to include your choice of four health insurance plans, paid life insurance and retirement plans, 12 paid holidays, annual and sick leave.
Note: These positions are hourly/wage and not eligible for benefits. Hourly (wage) employees may not work more than 29 hours a week and are limited to working 1500 hours in a year.
Pay
Hiring Range: $21/hr. Pay Band: 3
Schedule
The current opening is for a combination of evening, overnight, and weekend shifts.