ED Clerk- Full Time Evening
ED Clerk- Full Time Evening
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ED Clerk/Registrar - FT/ Evening (3:00pm to 11:30pm)
Rotating weekends and holidays
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Responsible for timely collection validation and entry of all demographic and insurance information necessary to support accurate billing for emergency department services. Provides excellent customer service ensures regulatory compliance and performs related duties as required to facilitate effective patient care.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Follows established department guidelines to ensure accuracy efficiency and timeliness of patient registrations and throughout in the emergency department.
- Greets all customers including patients family members and visitors in a caring and professional manner
- Functions as receptionist and directs patients and visitors; provides visitor passes.
- Uses the ED Tracker system functionality appropriately.
- Demonstrates knowledge of facility regulations regarding visitors.
- Register patients by collecting and entering accurate demographic and insurance information including verification of certain insurance types. Performs registration of patients using rovers in patients rooms.
- Maintains a solid working knowledge of third-party specifics relative to the Emergency Department reducing financial risk for all parties; maximize delivery of care.
- Performs clerical duties related to admission/discharge/transfer using the system.
- Determines insurance eligibility status using electronic data exchanges/third-party eligibility websites.
- Determine and collect guarantor payments (co-payments) due at time of service when permissible.
- Obtains all necessary signatures on treatment & financial consents.
- Manage communication in the various areas of the Emergency Department using proper telephone etiquette.
- Provides waiting room customer service and wayfinding by assisting patient family and visitors as needed.
- Serves as a liaison to ancillary departments as needed by completing STAT registrations as needed.
- Follows procedure to initiate notify and document notification of organizational emergency codes (I.e. Code Blue Trauma Alert/Code Heart Alert/RRT etc.) after hours to ensure various parties within the hospital receive secure notification in a timely manner.
- Provides afterhours switchboard support by handline incoming/outgoing call.
- Assist in providing registration workflow training of newly hired department caregivers.
- Always maintains patient confidentiality.
- Performs assigned work safely adhering to established safety rules and practices.
- Reports on any unsafe activities conditions hazards or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself other employees patients and visitors in a timely manner.
- Perform other related duties as required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- High School graduate or equivalent
- Two years experience in a medical financial or customers service environment.
- Experience in a patient care environment preferred.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
Post End Date
Sep 30 2025EEO Posting Statement
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination whose staff is reflective of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race color sex religion national origin sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression age veteran status disability pregnancy citizenship status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
