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About the Role

The Admitting Clerk will be responsible for booking inpatient admissions and ambulatory surgery procedures, maintaining accurate census, and managing patient transfers and discharges. This role involves maintaining the bed-tracking system, making bed assignments, recommending intra-hospital transfers, and ensuring appropriate patient placement. The Clerk will collaborate with the A.D.N. to optimize patient flow and manage the departmental bed control manual according to medical protocols and administrative guidance.

Responsibilities

• Booking inpatient admissions and ambulatory surgery procedures
• Maintaining accurate census
• Transferring and discharging patients
• Maintaining and updating bed-tracking system
• Managing hospital beds and making assignments
• Recommending intra-hospital transfers as necessary
• Ensuring appropriate patient placement
• Working closely with the A.D.N. to ensure optimal patient flow
• Maintaining departmental bed control manual in accordance with medical protocols and guidance

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED required
• Previous hospital experience preferred
• Ensures that the census in the hospital computer system is accurate
• Relevant health care, customer service and computer experience required
• Excellent communication and customer service skills required
• Proficiency with computers
• Knowledge and previous experience with medical terminology
• Previous experience working in the medical field preferred
• Strong computer skills; knowledge/experience with hospital registration system
• Demonstrates professionalism in dealing with patients, family members, and co-workers alike
• Works well under pressure
• Typing speed of at least 40 wpm
• Two years’ experience in Patient Access Department, physician’s office, clinic or healthcare business office

Skills

• Medical terminology
• Hospital registration system
• Computer proficiency
• Communication skills
• Customer service skills

Location

• United States of America

Work Type

• Evening Shift
• 7.5 Hours
• 4p-12a
• Every weekend & holiday

Experience Level

• Two years’ experience in Patient Access Department, physician’s office, clinic or healthcare business office

Education Level

• High School Diploma/GED

Salary/Compensations

• $26.383/hr - $27.748/hr

About the Company

• Committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
• If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Equal Opportunity

• Richmond University Medical Center is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment and provides full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions and needs including lactation accommodations, physical or mental disability, age, immigration or citizenship status, veteran or active military status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.