"Sr. Admitting Worker"

Sr. Admitting Worker

Posted: 15-Jan-26

Location: San Francisco, California

Type: Full-time

Categories: Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 87455BR

Two openings; duration of approximately three months.

Under the supervision of the Admissions and Registration Supervisor in collaboration with Patient Care Unit Manager, the Senior Admitting Worker is generally assigned a primary work unit, but may rotate or be assigned to any area or site as outlined in the Admitting Department Expectations. The Senior Admitting Worker is responsible for greeting, patient identification, check-in, registering patients, and coordinating escort upon arrival for services and/or after triage by the nurse. The registration process includes gathering demographic, financial and cash collection information and entering it into the computer system quickly and accurately. The Senior Admitting Worker must understand their role and be able to provide superior customer service and maintain a high degree of professionalism. He or she is required to utilize a variety of hospital information systems to effectively communicate with patients and visitors and to effectively respond to inquiries. The Admitting Representative must comply with all guidelines put forth by the Medical Center Policies and Procedures.

All Senior Admitting Workers have a critical influence on a patients' health care experience in our Medical Center and must act as an ambassador of services. The incumbent is responsible to meet patient needs, demonstrate a willingness to learn new skills, and foster a harmonious work environment in which high quality patient care and customer service are consistently provided. Team members promote a cooperative working relationship with each other, physicians, other disciplines and the public by facilitating and enhancing communication, displaying honesty and respect, displaying sensitivity to cultural differences, and expressing and accepting feedback in a professional manner.

Duties to include:

• Coordinate admission check-in and complete registration, including regulatory form requirements, for hospital inpatient and outpatient services. Provide necessary information and answer patient/family inquiries.
• Interview patients to confirm patient demographic information and financial insurance data and completes SMARTPHRASE documentation in APeX HAR notes. Verify insurance eligibility and update verification screens in system
• Complete registration and the admission process for patients that need to be admitted.
• Support submissions of authorizations and medical records
• Adhere to red flag protocol by verifying patient's identity and entering 2 patient identifier data in Apex following Medical Center protocol. Refer Red Flag Alerts to Admitting supervisor.
• Confirm and document patient's family/friend/designee and visitors preferred language in Apex for updates from OR or physician
• Coordinate communication between all applicable medical center units and physicians with patients, family, and approved visitors.
• Responsible for coordinating access to additional resources for patients/families and visitors when needed (ie: patient relations, spiritual care services, social work and community services).
• Confirm patient copay/deductible amounts and make reasonable attempts to collect
• Coordinate interpreters and facilitate use of 2-way interpreting phones for patients and providers when needed.
• Maintains all appropriate access to systems and resources (i.e., insurance portals)
• Coordinate with support departments to always keep areas clean and presentable.
• Participate in daily upkeep and straightening rounds of multiple patients waiting areas, daily and weekly disinfecting of related amenities adhering to the Infection Control Policies.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

To see the salary range for this position (we recommend that you make a note of the job code and use that to look up): TCS Non-Academic Titles Search

Please note: An offer will take into consideration the experience of the final candidate AND the current salary level of individuals working at UCSF in a similar role.

For roles covered by a bargaining unit agreement, there will be specific rules about where a new hire would be placed on the range.

To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

About University of California San Francisco

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and high-quality patient care. It is the only UC campus in the 10-campus system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences.