A healthcare organization in New York City is currently seeking a new professional to join their staff as an Admitting Clerk.
About the Opportunity:
- Start Date: ASAP
- Setting: Adult Primary Care Department
- Schedule: Monday to Friday
- Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm (35 hours per week; 1 hour per day for lunch)
Responsibilities:
The Admitting Clerk will:
- Interview new patients; collect and enter into computer system demographic and financial information necessary to initiate patient chart and visit-related forms.
- Advise patients of sliding scale fee information; obtain signatures on general treatment consent form
- Advise patient about Patient's Bill of Rights and provide clinic guide
- Process patients for revisit, updates patient data in system; provide encounter forms and collects patient fees as indicated
- Organize by date and enters into the computer system data from completed patient encounter forms
- Collect the Ambulatory Care Center service-related charges from clinic patients, issues receipts, and is accountable for financial transactions and cash control procedures
- Issues transportation money to authorized clinic patients and documents all transactions, including vouchers for car service for clinic patients
- Perform other related duties as required
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of related work experience
- High School Diploma / GED
- Bilingual (English and Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Yiddish or Russian)
- Computer savvy
- Microsoft Office Suite proficient
- Exceptional phone etiquette
- Great interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong attention to detail
- Highly organized
Desired Skills:
- Bilingual (English and Spanish or Russian)
