BMC - ADMISSIONS CLERK

Reviews medical records after discharge for completeness in compliance with the hospital's bylaws, federal, and state requirements. Ensures patient abstracts are correctly entered into the chart deficiency system. Monitors accounts being admitted daily for duplication of medical records numbers and checks patients' discharge status when assembling the chart. Communicates with physicians about delinquent reports and ensures completion of incomplete medical records within specified timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Collects all discharged patient charts from the patient care units on a daily basis.
• Collects loose filing for those discharged charts and inserts such filing in proper charts.
• Assembles discharged patient charts according to assembly list.
• Places assembled chart in proper folder according to medical record number.
• Analyzes medical records of discharged patients for completeness and accuracy according to department and hospital policies and procedures.
• Assists in retrieving charts for physician completion.
• Answers incoming calls to the department in a professional, timely manner.
• Forwards all analyzed charts to the coder.
• Pulls delinquency charts according to deficiency list.
• Files or scans all charts back to main file.
• Makes and attaches medical record numbers for new charts.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to use hospital information system and operate basic computer functions and software.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to work well with others.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (vacation, holidays, and sick days) and Medical Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans (401K with up to 6% match)
• Earned Quarterly Bonus Program
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Discount for medically necessary procedures performed at Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital

Please note benefits are based on eligibility according to full-time, part-time, or PRN status classification.

About Mountain View

Mountain View Hospital and our 29 affiliate clinics are committed to providing compassionate, cutting-edge care to our patients. We serve the entire Snake River Valley – all the way from Pocatello to Rexburg. Our medical capabilities span everything from wound care to urgent care, oncology to neurology, physical therapy to speech therapy, a Level III NICU, robust robotic surgery department, and a continuously expanding rural health practice. Our work environment is mission-driven, people-centric, and supportive. It is what sets us apart and makes people excited to come to work each day.