Admitting Clerk jobs in Texas

Description

The Admitting Clerk will be responsible for peforming all functions necessary to maintain the efficient workflow of all front desk receptionist duties.

Essesential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Stand and greet all patients as they arrive in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner
• Demonstrate and maintain a working knowledge of customer service principles, and departmental expectations regarding customer service
• Routinely check and respond to work e-mail
• Document in the computer system all necessary demographic, insurance, and financial information
• Maintain patient charts; including creating new files, scanning files into the computer system, filing, shifting, and breaking down charts
• Responsible for photocopying records and documents for billing purposes 
• Perform clerical duties, including mail delivery, faxing, copying, and scanning 
• Responsible for answering, screening, and directing incoming phone calls 
• Collect co-payments or other applicable financial payments 
• Performs exit interviews with all patients 
• Facilitate daily deposits and perform cash reconciliations 
• Maintain daily financial log including documenting patient financial class, amount owed, amount collected, and scanning completion 
• Maintain daily patient log including documenting chief complaint, time and date of entry, time and date of exit, services rendered, and discharge/transfer information Document patient volumes for the previous day 
• Maintain and compile reports and informational packets for distribution 
• Perform any job related to the registration process 
• Schedules Follow-up appointments for ED patients with hospital clinic
• Perform other duties as assigned