Admitting Clerk

Responsibilities

• Interviews the patient/patient representative for Direct Admissions, Outpatient Services, and Ambulatory Surgery, Minor Surgery and/or procedures performed in all ancillary departments and directs patients to appropriate departments.
• Performs correct and accurate data entry of patient demographic information and medical insurance.
• Notifies insurance companies of admissions to the hospital to ensure patient has coverage, services provided are covered, denials and appeals minimized and payments are expedited.
• Reviews registration data for accuracy and satisfies delinquent data for a quality assurance.
• Handles the printing and distribution of Admission/Registration forms, face sheets, labels and NY State and Federally mandated forms to patients or nursing unit as appropriate.
• Obtains witnessing signatures for insurance assignments and guarantor statements. Makes changes to patient information when required in a timely manner.
• Collections all required payments for service and processes and submits payments in US Bank. Processes and submits payments for posting to the Financial Counselor.
• Handles answering telephones promptly, efficiently and professionally.
• Maintains a quiet, calm and clean professional office environment.
• Identifies and registers all patients of all age groups: newborns, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics. Directs and/or escorts patients to areas for their services.
• Deals with distraught parents who are admitting their child/children.
• Completes all on-line education modules and attends department trainings.
• Reviews Work Patient accounts that fall on Work Queues to ensure proper billing and statistical reporting.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements

• 1-2 years Healthcare experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Medical field preferred.
• Medical insurance experience preferred.
• High School diploma or GED required.