Job Description
The Admissions Clerk is responsible for processing registration for direct inpatient/observation stays, some outpatient visits, and onsite Skilled Nursing admissions: by gathering and recording physician and patient data, answering questions, and providing hospital information to such parties. Obtain all necessary signatures that are related to the visit, verify the patient’s healthcare coverage, and update demographical information when necessary. Manage the bed assignment process by notifying the appropriate nursing unit once the patient has arrived and transporting the patient to the assigned area. Pre-register Nursing Home, Skilled Nursing Facility, and Assistant Living transfers; likewise, complete the admission process upon the patient’s arrival. The Admission Clerk is also responsible for collecting the patient’s copay/coinsurance at the time registration and provides the necessary documents for the deposit and posting of those funds.
Shift: M-F, 2:30 PM - 11:00 PM
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Six months or more of on-the-job experience in a like or similar position required.
- Medical terminology knowledge required.
- Excellent computer and communication skills required.
- Working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care payers’ requirements
Essential Physical Requirements:
Must possess full range of body motion to pass basic FIT test for position to include walking, kneeling, standing, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, reaching and sitting for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds
Iredell Health System includes Iredell Memorial Hospital, Iredell Wound & Hyperbaric Center, Iredell Home Health, corporate wellness programs, a skilled nursing facility and a physician network. Iredell offers convenient and easy access to state-of-the-art diagnostics and comprehensive health services. Centers of Excellence include Women’s and Children’s; Cardiovascular; Cancer Care; Surgical Services and Wellness & Prevention. While more and more independent hospitals are being purchased by large for-profit chains, the leadership of Iredell Health System continue to believe - as did the original trustees who signed the certificate of incorporation- that the community is well-served by a locally-owned, locally-operated hospital. Without shareholders or distant corporate offices, all profits remain in the community to provide services, modern equipment and highly skilled staff.
Awards
American Heart Association & American Stroke Association
- Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Quality Award
American Diabetes Association
- Diabetes Center Recognition Award
The Joint Commission
- Primary Stroke Center designation
American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer
- Certified Community Cancer Program
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Blue Distinction)
- Distinction Center+ for Hips and Knees & Maternity Care
PNC
- Excellence in Healthcare Award for Quality of Care
Charlotte Business Journal (4 consecutive years )
- Healthiest Employers of Greater Charlotte Award
Healthiest Employers (2 consecutive years)
- Top 100 Healthiest Workplaces in America
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems
- Top 13 Acute-Care hospitals in North Carolina
Healogics
- Center of Distinction & Center of Excellence Awards
