What are the responsibilities and job description for the Admitting Clerk position at Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital?
Your Experience Matters
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Admitting Clerk joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
More About Our Team
The Admitting Clerk role can float across departments across outpatient hospital and the emergency department. They will have the opportunity to also cross train in other areas of patient financial services. It's a role to springboard your career and offers much variety in shift and environment to someone with a positive, can-do attitude who is willing to be a team player, offer great customer service to our patients and bring a growth mindset every day.
How You'll Contribute
An Admitting Clerk who excels in this role:
The admitting clerk covers various hospital departments and emergency department registration. It may offer rotating shifts, weekends and may work overnight. Shift lengths are typically 7-10 hours, although there may also be the opportunity for 12-hour shifts.
Why join us
We Believe That Investing In Our Employees Is The First Step To Providing Excellent Patient Care. In Addition To Your Base Compensation, This Position Also Offers
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital is a 75-bed acute care hospital that offers exceptional care to Elko county and the surrounding areas of northeastern Nevada. We are recognized by the American College of Cardiology as an accredited Chest Pain Center and we believe that health care should be effective, safer, and more available to all people. We are committed to providing our patients with the highest quality, family-friendly care available.
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Admitting Clerk joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
More About Our Team
The Admitting Clerk role can float across departments across outpatient hospital and the emergency department. They will have the opportunity to also cross train in other areas of patient financial services. It's a role to springboard your career and offers much variety in shift and environment to someone with a positive, can-do attitude who is willing to be a team player, offer great customer service to our patients and bring a growth mindset every day.
How You'll Contribute
An Admitting Clerk who excels in this role:
- Performs admitting/registration functions such as electronic filing, entering patient data, verifying insurance, and collecting upfront cash while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Prepares statistical reports and maintains department metrics,
- Greets visitors and communicates with patients and providers.
- Places, answers, and directs phone calls and distributes messages.
- Handles information requests, including reviewing files and records, answering inquiries, and responding to incoming work requests.
- Controls basic accounting functions such as providing daily payment log/journal to cashier for reconciliation.
- 1-2 years of general healthcare admitting experience preferred.
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a high stress environment and take appropriate action while offering excellent customer service to our patients.
The admitting clerk covers various hospital departments and emergency department registration. It may offer rotating shifts, weekends and may work overnight. Shift lengths are typically 7-10 hours, although there may also be the opportunity for 12-hour shifts.
Why join us
We Believe That Investing In Our Employees Is The First Step To Providing Excellent Patient Care. In Addition To Your Base Compensation, This Position Also Offers
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital is a 75-bed acute care hospital that offers exceptional care to Elko county and the surrounding areas of northeastern Nevada. We are recognized by the American College of Cardiology as an accredited Chest Pain Center and we believe that health care should be effective, safer, and more available to all people. We are committed to providing our patients with the highest quality, family-friendly care available.
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.