"Admissions Clerk - UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye"

Position Overview:

• Shifts: AM and Flexi
• Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include: robust educational assistance programs, generous paid time off, employee assistance and wellness programs, paid parental leave, qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, plus more.

About UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye:

For over 60 years, UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye and UAB Callahan Eye Clinics have been dedicated to preserving and restoring the vision of our patients, transforming the future of eye care, and curing the world's blinding diseases. We have been recognized internationally for outstanding patient care, treatment of eye trauma, and crucial research in eye disease. UAB Callahan Eye is one of the busiest eye care centers in the nation, annually performing more than 15,000 surgeries at UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye and completing more than 120,000 clinic visits at UAB Callahan Eye Clinics. Our nationally ranked comprehensive center provides everything from preventive and routine eye care to trauma eye care at the region's only 24/7 freestanding dedicated eye emergency department. As a proud part of UAB Medicine, UAB Callahan Eye is committed to delivering innovation at every level of eye care and critical research that will keep all of us seeing clearly into the future.

Job Description:

To provide a range of intake and associated administrative services to patients being admitted to the hospital, emergency department or receiving outpatient services. To obtain demographics, insurance, and medical information. To assess the patient's financial status and identify a source of payment. To collect deposits or deductibles. To interface with insurers and members of the healthcare team.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for all registration activities including but not limited to point of service registration of admitting inpatients, outpatient surgery, and emergency department patients.
• Assesses the patient's financial status, identifying a source of payment, obtaining sufficient information to permit reimbursement, ensuring the information is complete and accurate.
• Obtains sufficient information to permit reimbursement, ensuring the information is complete and accurate.
• Explains financial requirements to the patient or responsible party, and collects deposits or deductibles as required.
• Accurately completes forms and reports related to registration and disseminates to appropriate departments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School diploma or GED required Typing a minimum of 6000 keystrokes per hour. Operate CRT and other office equipment preferred. One year of previous experience in a hospital admitting setting with knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT-4 coding preferred.