Clerk/Registrar

Description
Job Description

Performs general clerical and receptionist duties supporting the patient care unit, including preparing, compiling and maintaining records in nursing unit.

Job Responsibility

• * Greets, interviews and registers patients or their representative.


• Verifies patient, guarantor, subscriber and insurance information and enters same into department computer system.


• Completes required forms for patient registration.


• Obtains, secures and witnesses required consents/signatures.


• Provides information regarding Advance Directives, Patient Bill of Rights and Notice of Privacy Practices. Completes questionnaire regarding Advance Directives for the patient's medical record.


• Attaches vouchers to lab specimens and arranges transport to lab, as required.


• Performs final chart review, incorporates loose sheets and ensures that the entire chart assembly is completed on discharge.


• Facilitates patient transfers to Emergency department, as required.


• Answers phones courteously, responds to requests for information, directs calls or takes messages, files, photocopies, faxes information, maintains bulletin boards, etc.


• Performs receptionist duties for clinic. Reviews and maintains daily attendance log. Informs clinical team member of pending appointments


• Photocopies and maintains supply of pertinent forms specific to unit.


• Reports all equipment needing repair and initiates work orders.


• Performs related duties as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

 

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.


• Minimum of one (1) year related registration/clerical experience with public contact, required.


• Typing 35 wpm, required.


• Good interpersonal skills to deal courteously with patients, families, physicians and all levels of hospital personnel, required.

*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).