Description

Position Summary

This role requires possessing good knowledge of processing payments in terms of cash, credit cards and checks, great customer service skills, knowledge of math and accounting procedures, balancing cash registers/drawers and being well organized.

Duties include processing transactions to patient accounts by effectively and efficiently handling cash and credit card payments, daily balancing and reconciling daily bank deposits and posted transactions, assisting with the completion of the Daily Cashier Report, sorting paper checks, correspondence and zero-pay remits and scanning to appropriate folders, preparing the daily bank deposit, documenting bank transactions by handling checks and electronic deposits in a proactive manner, preparing payment, adjustment and refund batches for posting, posting all general ledger monies received from cafeteria, BHS and Payroll, recording returned checks and initiating follow-up, maintaining logs of daily receipts, maintaining and filing petty cash logs, receipts and balances on a daily basis, coordinating activities with the accounting department to ensure creation of daily, weekly and monthly reports, handling cash clearing and credit balancing activities along with determining and investigating unidentified accounts.

Other duties include providing assistance to the front desk in handling patient admissions and provision of information to patients, families and visitors, working the observation and inpatient daily list for pre-certifications, setting up to payment plans and payroll deductions and answering patient billing questions

The Revenue Cycle Clerk (Cashier) is also responsible for supporting the Patient Financial Services department by handling other assigned by the Patient Accounts Manager.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Associates degree or radiological graduate from an accredited program. ARRT registered.

Experience: One year experience preferred.

Certificates, License, Registrations: ARRT; RT(R) Additional Licenses- RT(R)(M), RT(R)(CT), RT(R)(MR)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: General anatomy knowledge and the ability to multi-task. Maintain compliance with HIPAA and patient confidentiality.

Physical: Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds occasionally or 10 to 25 pounds frequently, or up to 10 pounds constantly. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Supervision Received: Radiology Manager

Supervision Exercised: None

Other: Patients, families, visitors, other hospital personnel, medical staff, other medical facility personnel,

community program personnel, mortuary personnel, EMS personnel, members of the general public.

EXPOSURE TO HAZARDS:

To reduce job hazards, this position is responsible for wearing PPE during job functions. PPE can include: gloves, gown/coat, shoe covers, head/face, eye and ear protection. Each job function requires a different level of PPE, individuals receive initial and annual training to identify the appropriate level of PPE required

Exposed to radiation and high-field magnetic strength; so practice any safety measures available including time, distance, shielding and a thorough screening of the patient.

EQUIPMENT USED:

General Radiology, Dexa, Fluoroscopy, CT, MRI and Mammography equipment

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Operates computer and various Radiology modalities, and equipment for image production.
• Prepares patients for exam (to include scheduling and preps).
• Prepares films for radiologist interpretation.
• Practices safety measure for patient and technologist.
• Instructs student in clinical setting.
• Responds to pager system.
• Interviews patients, provides proper instruction to patients, obtains a thorough screening and history of every patient and provides education for post-procedure when needed.
• Properly performs all exams that are required and reviews outside films and reports when needed.
• Performs routine maintenance and minor repairs of radiology equipment.
• Assures that rooms are equipped with necessary supplies and linens.
• Adheres to internal controls established for department.
• Able to start and discontinue IVs for contrast administration when indicated.
• Properly maneuvers in the EMR and in PACS; marks images for radiologist to read, uploads outside imaging, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.