Admitting-Discharge Representative - UMC Quick Care 24/7

About the Role

Obtains demographics, insurance information, and signatures from patients; receives authorization forms and obtains authorizations; places ID bracelets on patients' wrists; collects payments and discharges patients.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic mathematical computations
• Use computers and related software applications
• Operate standard office equipment such as phones, copiers, and facsimiles
• Type and use ten-key
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties
• Communicate with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds under stressful conditions
• Ensure effective, efficient, and safe use of equipment

Requirements

• Equivalent to graduation from high school
• One (1) year of experience in admissions in a hospital or medical office setting

Knowledge

• Office theories and principles
• Medical terminology
• Insurance carriers and reimbursement schedules
• Basic math
• Medical and insurance terminology
• Department and hospital safety practices and procedures
• Patient rights
• Infection control policies and practices
• Handling, storage, use, and disposal of hazardous materials
• Department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures
• Age-specific patient care practices

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment
• Stamina to remain seated for long periods of time
• Vision to read printed materials and a VDT screen
• Hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone
• Strength and agility to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or an eligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.

Benefits

• Employer-paid pension plan (Nevada PERS)
• Competitive salary and benefits package