ADMITTING CLERK,PART-TIME

About the Organization

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. As a 170-bed acute care hospital, Sierra Medical Center provides services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and more.

The organization values:

• Compassion: Treating everyone with kindness and warmth, caring for patients, employees, and physicians like family.
• Empathy: Delivering clinical care with a personalized touch by understanding patients' perspectives.
• Teamwork: Fostering a caring and friendly work environment to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.
• Quality: Striving for excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics: Conducting business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect: Honoring the dignity, individuality, and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence: Providing personalized and professional service that exceeds expectations.
• Innovation: Investing in technology and process improvements to enhance clinical care delivery.

About the Role

Handles the efficient and orderly admission of inpatients, outpatients, and emergency department admissions. Ensures patient information is collected and patients are aware of hospital policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Obtain all pertinent information, including demographic and insurance details.
• Ensure all admissions forms are complete, accurate, and correctly spelled.
• Apply patient labels to all necessary forms.
• Provide information to patients or representatives about billing, complaint processes, patient rights, HIPAA, and visiting hours.
• Collect payments (when previous arrangements have been made or a co-payment is required), record payments, and forward them to business office personnel.
• Participate in performance improvement and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Additional languages preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Benefits

For full and part-time employees:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment.
• Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans.
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan.
• Tuition reimbursement/repayment program.
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries.

More information is available on the Benefits Guest Website.

About the Employer

Universal Health Services (UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services. UHS operates acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities, ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network, and various related services across the U.S., Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. UHS has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune and listed in Forbes’ ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.