Patient Registration Clerk

Reid Health

Date: 1 week ago
City: Richmond, Indiana
Contract type: Full time
Find your WHY at Reid Health

The Patient Registration Clerk facilitates patient flow from point of entry to destination in a timely, accurate, and professional manner. Obtain specific information to generate an accurate financial and demographic record for patients that will ensure maximum reimbursement and clinical outcomes. Interviews patients for limb alerts, latex allergies, explains polices of the department, and educates patient and family members of the surgical process. Answers incoming phone calls. Directs patients and visitors appropriately through wayfinding.

Our values of Excellence, Empathy, Integrity and Accountability are essential to exceed our customers’ expectations. At Reid, we look for individuals who believe in our core values and demonstrate a genuine desire to make a positive impact to those we serve. We take pride in employing people who show up every day with a commitment to these values along with our mission and vision. We are one team working toward a common goal of providing outstanding customer care and service to our communities. If you have a calling to serve and are looking for meaningful and purposeful work, Reid Health is the place for you.

To lead our communities to well-being, one person at a time. It is not just what we do – it is who we are.

Let's Shine. Together.

Our values of Excellence, Empathy, Integrity and Accountability are essential to exceed our customers’ expectations. At Reid, we look for individuals who believe in our core values and demonstrate a genuine desire to make a positive impact to those we serve. We take pride in employing people who show up every day with a commitment to these values along with our mission and vision. We are one team working toward a common goal of providing outstanding customer care and service to our communities. If you have a calling to serve and are looking for meaningful and purposeful work, Reid Health is the place for you.

To lead our communities to well-being, one person at a time. It is not just what we do – it is who we are.

Overview Of Responsibilities

  • Promotes mission statement
  • Uses the computer to interview incoming surgical patients prior to admission to gather the appropriate demographic, insurance, and emergency contact information
  • Ensures hospital general consent is signed
  • Describes the Patient Bill of Rights to patient and ensures they have received it
  • Describes the surgical process to patients and family members
  • Makes sure the appropriate arm band is distributed
  • Describes the patient tracking board to family members
  • Prepares discharged medical record and sends to the medical records department
  • Answers all incoming phone calls and directs the phone calls to the appropriate department
  • Checks the next day’s charts for the appropriate times
  • Communicates with the preoperative nurses, recovery nurses, and the board runner for any changes in the schedule for the day of procedures
  • Helps the preadmission testing clerks with any packets they may need made
  • Helps to place supply orders
  • Maintains Healthstream assignments
  • Places appropriate family members in the consultation room for the physicians
  • Escorts family to the appropriate recovery rooms
  • Places work orders
  • Distributes appropriate supplies to the correct departments

Education/Experience

Qualifications: Complete ROSE and Reid’s new hire orientation, complete a 90 day and 1 year evaluation along with yearly performance evaluations, complete all Healthstream assignments, master the registration clerk competency check list.

Education: High school diploma or GED

Experience Required: Basic knowledge of Microsoft word, Microsoft Excel, and basic knowledge of medical terminology.

Schedule Details

Day Shift. 32 hours weekly.

What We Offer

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Other Information

EEO Statement: Reid Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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