Clerk Specialist

Responsibilities

• Reviews, edits and verifies the accuracy of a variety of records, reports, financial statements and other items.
• Identifies errors, which may be clerical, procedural and occasionally judgmental in nature, researches all available sources and makes adjustments to reconcile error, as necessary.
• Provides resource assistance to other clerical personnel, both within and outside the immediate work area, and assists in resolving operational and/or technical problems by researching source of problems and making recommendations for resolution utilizing thorough knowledge of Departmental and/or Hospital accounts.
• Codes, indexes, logs, classifies and files materials requiring thorough knowledge of appropriate coding formats, and the Department's record processing and maintenance systems.
• Processes, posts and balances settlements to patient accounts from various third-party payers, requiring knowledge of the regulations, policies and procedures of the specific third-party payer, as well as those of the Department.
• Interacts with patients, representatives of the specific third-party payer and other Hospital departments to explain, process and expedite settlements.
• Typing reports, statistical tables, forms and other documents in conjunction with own work.
• Operates an on-line computer terminal, similar in operation to a typewriter, in order to input report corrections, accounting figures.
• Conducts special projects for the Department utilizing experience-based knowledge of Departmental and Hospital policies, procedures and operations.
• Operates a variety of standard and/or automated office equipment such as a photocopier, calculator and microfilm viewer.
• Participates in the orientation of new clerical employees to the Department by explaining procedures and providing assistance as necessary.

Qualifications

• BASIC KNOWLEDGE:
• Analytical ability to locate, research and resolve errors and problems.
• Organizational skills to gather, assemble and maintain data from a wide variety of sources.
• Good math skills in order to perform statistical analysis, calculate and verify report totals.
• The ability to operate standard and automated office equipment, including an on-line computer terminal.
• The level of typing ability required for this position is not that of a correspondence typist.
• EXPERIENCE:
• Six to twelve months of progressively more responsible job-related experience, in order to be familiar with most, if not all, departmental operations, as well as the regulations associated with specialized functions.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Generally good working conditions with little discomfort from dust, noise, and heat.

Supervisory Responsibility

• None

Pay Range

$21.09-$22.04

Location

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type

Tuesday-Saturday w/rotating holidays 3:30 pm-midnight

Work Shift

Day

Driving Required

No

Union

International Brotherhood Teamsters