Admitting Clk/Bed Mgmt - Northwell Health : Job Details

Req Number 161947

Job Description

Registers patients and provides information regarding Hospital policies and regulations. Interviews patients to obtain demographic and insurance information. Performs a variety of clerical duties related to bed management.

Job Responsibility

• • Interviews patients or authorized representative, by phone or directly, to obtain and verify demographic and insurance coverage information.Enters information into department computer system. Expedites admitting process through pre-registration of patients.
• • Communicates hospital policies and regulations pertaining to valuables, visiting hours, etc.
• • Generates and assembles patient registration and admission forms Distributes patient packet to appropriate clinical areas in a timely manner.
• • Makes appointments for patients, answers questions and provides information regarding admissions, assessment, and program services.
• • Facilitates patient admissions from physicians practices, in conjunction with OR scheduling for surgical patients.
• • Monitors inpatient census for reporting purposes. Identifies bed availability and establishes daily targets. Schedules appointments, reserves beds, and anticipates overflow situations. Places appointment reminder calls, as required.
• • Maintains and updates daily census by monitoring patient location, available beds, and discharge / transfer status. Assigns patient beds and coordinates patient flow through tele-tracking.
• • Maintains ongoing communication with all clinical areas, staff, patient/family, environmental, etc.
• • Answer telephones in accordance with hospital standards. Screens and directs calls, takes and relays messages.
• • Compiles statistics for department and state reporting and prepares reports for review by management

• Performs related duties as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required. Coursework or training in secretarial studies, medical terminology or business, preferred.

• Minimum of six (6) months registration and scheduling experience in a healthcare setting, required.

• Typing 30 wpm and/or data entry skills (80 keystrokes per minute), required.

• Ability to communicate effectively in English (verbally and in writing).

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

The salary range for this position is $24.30-$26.42/hour

It is Northwell Health's policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.