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MO-SSM Health De Paul Hospital - St. Louis
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:

$1,000 Sign on bonus for eligible external candidates

• Department: Patient Placement Center
• Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift, Monday through Thursday, 6 am to 4:30 pm weekends only as needed, some holiday and on call rotation required.
• Starting Pay:$18.00/hour (+) (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)
• Shift Differentials: eligible for weekend differential
• Location: De Paul Hospital - St Louis

Job duties include direct intake for admits in the hospital, admit labor and delivery patients, indirect admits for rehab and behavioral health patients, and round to patients rooms to collect signatures for consent for treatment and Medicare documents.

Job Summary:
Responsible for communicating with patients, participants and staff to accurately schedule patients for prescribed procedures and gather the necessary demographic, insurance and clinical information for the procedure.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gathers information from patient and enters into appropriate database. Seeks appropriate resources to resolve issues about the type, date or location of prescribed procedures.
• Schedules patient procedures in a manner that most efficiently utilizes the patient's time and clinical resources. Coordinates and communicates schedules.
• Assists with coordination of activities related to insurance pre-certification/authorization.
• Provides counseling to patient, participant or their representative regarding pre-service requirements and instructions.
• Performs clerical and reception duties associated with patient registration.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Department:
8701140033 PAS - De Paul Health Center
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
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