Admissions Clerk - Bethesda, United States - Professional Performance Development Group

Professional Performance Development Group
Professional Performance Development Group
Verified Company
Bethesda, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Mark Lane

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Description

Qualifications Degree/Education:
High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalency


Experience:

At least 12 months working in an office setting


Skills:
Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English fluently to effectively communicate with all patients and other healthcare providers. Must be able to type on a computer keyboard at 50 WPM. General medical ethics, telephone etiquette, and excellent communication, concentration skills and customer service skills


Job Duties and Responsibilities:


  • Receives and screens telephone calls; receives walkin patients; responds to various general and routine medical, personnel and administrative inquiries, and escorts patients as necessary.
  • Provides advance directives, third party liability documentation, and other forms for patients to complete for inclusion into inpatient medical record.
  • Creates preadmission charts and completes the process in the electronic reporting systems (CHCS, Essentris, etc.).
  • Notifies Commander or designee of activeduty patient's inpatient admission and /or subsequent discharge/transfer from an MTF. Tracks and reports statistics as required.
  • Coordinates/communicates with local civilian/nonmilitary medical facilities to identify activeduty admissions in the local area.
  • Coordinates with the base Casualty Affairs Officer for notification and support of all seriously ill or injured activeduty members (both within the MTF and the local area).
  • Determines/verifies eligibility of all patients using the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS).
  • Tracks and reports daily patient movement, bed status and ward transfers.
  • Assists in coordinating patient transfers from other wards or to outside facilities.
  • Ensures individual meets criteria as specified in Statute, regulation, or TRICARE manuals.
  • Coordinates request for Secretarial Designee status through Chief of hospital services and MTF Commander for verification of available service, capacity, and approval.
  • Tracks and reports all casualty reports and notifications in accordance with Government policies and procedures.
  • Assists providers in preparing death certificate according to State guidance. Obtains a decision regarding an autopsy and coordinates with appropriate office for completion.
  • Coordinates with MTF lab for housing and disposition of deceased's remains.
  • Coordinates documents for transportation of deceased persons.
  • Receives notification from provider on service members who die, sustain illness, injury, or disease while absent from duty, or due to his or her own misconduct

Pay:
$ $21.00 per hour


Expected hours:
per week


Benefits:


  • 401(k)
  • 401(k)
matching

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift

Application Question(s):

  • How many WPM can you type?
  • Do you have a general understanding of medical ethics?

Experience:

Office Setting: 1 year (required)


Ability to Commute:

  • Bethesda, MD required)

Work Location:
In person
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