Admissions representative Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Overview

The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes. Responsibilities

• Interviews patients to obtain correct patient identification, demographic information, and revenue cycle activities in accordance with hospital policies and procedures while completing, correcting and updating patient registration according to state and federal regulations; including assuring the accurate admission class.
• Completes basic compliance counseling with patients during registration, including discussion of HIPAA and Important Message from Medicare and Medicare coverage, including part D.
• Admits / Discharges / Transfers function per unit standard.
• Schedules, registers and arrives appointments for various ancillary services.
• Completes reports and work queues as assigned.
• Provides communication to clinicians, hospital staff, patients, families and visitors to provide an exceptional patient experience at University of Utah Health.
• Locates physicians for nursing staff and contacts physicians to communicate appropriate patient care information.
• Maintains and transfers current information to patient records, nurse charts, patient assignment list and other unit activity boards.
• Processes paperwork to collect / comply / retrieve patient records such as prenatal records, test and lab results.
• Monitors / secures unit entry.
• Orders, stocks and maintains clerical and patient supplies.
• Assists in transporting patients.
• Assists in orienting new employees regarding the clerical functions of the unit and updates health unit coordinator's reference manual as needed.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required

Qualifications (Preferred)

Preferred

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

Physical Requirements Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Pulling and / or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Walking

Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed

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