Admitting clerk

Job Description

Responsibilities

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows.

Sierra Medical Center is a -bed acute care hospital offering services including / 7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more.

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What we at Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center value :

• Compassion : We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy : We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork : We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives.
• Quality : We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics : We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect : We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence : We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation : We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.

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This Admitting Clerk opportunity is per diem and offers a convenient varied shift schedule. We are looking for a dynamic Admitting Clerk to work in the main admitting or ED depts.

You will arrange for the effecient and orderly admission of inpatients, outpatients and emergency dept admissions. Ensures that the patient information is collected and that patients are aware of hospital policies and procedures.

Interviews incoming patient or representatives and enters information required for admission into computer database. Distributes appropriate information to ancillary departments.

Participates in performance improvement and CQI activities.

Job Duties / Responsibilities :

• Responsible for obtaining all pertinent information including demographic and insurance information.
• Responsible for obtaining signatures on Conditions of Admission and C-4s when necessary.
• Provides information to the patient / representative about billing, complaint process, patient rights, HIPAA and visiting hours.
• Prior insurance authorizations are obtained within specified time limits.

Benefits for full and part time employees :

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans

K) with company match and discounted stock plan

• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website : benefits.uhsguest.com

Benefits for full and part time positions :

Challenging & rewarding work environment

Competitive compensation & generous paid time off

Excellent medical, dental, vision & prescription drug plans

K with company match and discounted stock plan

Education reimbursement

Tuition Repayment Program

HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses

Career development opportunities across UHS and it's locations

About Universal Health Services :

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Additional languages preferred.

Last updated : 2024-04-28