Emergency Department Patient Access & Coordinator

The ED Patient Access and Coordinator is responsible for greeting patients in the Emergency Department, placing them in rooms, answering the Emergency Department and hospital main telephone lines, assembling patient charts, facilitating patient discharges and transfers, and performing registration duties. This position requires exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills. The Admissions Representative will communicate in a compassionate and professional manner with patients and other hospital staff.

Education: Experience or training in healthcare office setting and customer relations. Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.

Experience: Requires ability to work cooperatively with other employees, other departments and the public. Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines is required. Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and concentrate in a busy environment is required. Ability to use common computer system and business software is necessary.

Skills & Responsibilities:

• Answering the telephone line at the nurses station and after hours for answering the main hospital telephone line

• Read and validate provider orders and clinical documentation

• Create temporary registations for patients by completing an after hours admissions form

• Accurately complete and explain all required forms to patients

• Input Emergency Department charges accurately

• Perform the daily census check to ensure all patient statuses and room assignments are correct

• Facilitates discharges and transfers into and out of GVH - arranging transportation, preparing medical records, and communicating with other facilities.

Physical Requirements

Occasionally (0-33%) - Standing, change position, reach, reach across midline, crouching/squatting, stooping, stairs, lifting (0-20 lbs), carrying (0-20 lbs), pushing/pulling (20-50 lbs)

Frequently (34 - 66%) - Walking, sitting, handling, fingering

Continuously (37 -100%) See with corrective eyewear, hear clearly with assistance

Shift

• Varies

Schedule

• 12 hour shifts

Status

• FT

Compensation: $19.10 - $22.91/hr, depending on experience.

There is no deadline to apply for this position; we are accepting applications on an ongoing basis until a finalist is selected.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. Gunnison Valley Health provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

Benefits Eligibility

Medical, dental, vision, health care FSA, dependent care FSA, and Lifestyle Spending Account: All active employees working 40 or more hours per pay period in a Full Time or Part Time position are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after hire.

Full Time staff are automatically enrolled in 401A plan as of date of hire.

Life and AD&D insurance: All active employees working 40 or more hours per pay period are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after hire date.

Short-term and long-term disability: All active employees working 60 or more hours per pay period are eligible for benefits on the first of the month after hire date.

Work Environment

As a health care organization, we operate 24/7, 365 days per year. Candidates should be available to work a variety of shifts (days shift and night shift), weekends, and holidays. This position is full-time, with 12 hour shifts. This position can be fast paced at times, and slow paced at times, and candidates should be able to perform in both scenarios.