Education and Training Required
:
High school graduate or equivalent.
Experience
:
Experience working in a hospital or other medical environment would be beneficial, but not necessary.
Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
:
Basic computer knowledge, excellent customer service skills, reception and/or switchboard experience.
Ability to use the following equipment: fax, photocopier, personal computer.
Physical Requirements
:
Physical Demands:
Continuous sitting.
Occasional standing.
Frequent walking.
Occasional lifting, pushing and/or pulling up to 10 pounds.
Occasional bending, twisting, and reaching overhead.
Sight:
Continuously provide visual acuity to read written and computer information.
Cognition/Communication:
Continuous clear speech and hearing skills to communicate with patients and coworkers.
Continuous communication with patients, family members and other staff using hearing skills, comprehensive speech, simple writing and simple reading skills.
Environmental Conditions:
Constant indoor, patient environment with occasional computer screen glare.
Potential Hazards:
OSHA Blood Borne/TB Classification Class II
- Occupational exposure to blood and Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIMs) is
not reasonably expected to occur
in routine performance duties.
Occasional exposure to disease requiring isolation in Registration.
Psychological, Situational, Functional Factors:
Constant problem solving, analyzing and use of judgment in a high customer service area.
Speed, consistency and accuracy of work duties imperative.
The Patient Registration Specialist arranges for the efficient and orderly registration of inpatients and registration of individuals who have hospital based outpatient tests or procedures.
Education and Training Required
:
High school graduate or equivalent.
Experience
:
Experience working in a hospital or other medical environment would be beneficial, but not necessary.
Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
:
Basic computer knowledge, excellent customer service skills, reception and/or switchboard experience.
Ability to use the following equipment: fax, photocopier, personal computer.
Physical Requirements
:
Physical Demands:
Continuous sitting.
Occasional standing.
Frequent walking.
Occasional lifting, pushing and/or pulling up to 10 pounds.
Occasional bending, twisting, and reaching overhead.
Sight:
Continuously provide visual acuity to read written and computer information.
Cognition/Communication:
Continuous clear speech and hearing skills to communicate with patients and coworkers.
Continuous communication with patients, family members and other staff using hearing skills, comprehensive speech, simple writing and simple reading skills.
Environmental Conditions:
Constant indoor, patient environment with occasional computer screen glare.
Potential Hazards:
OSHA Blood Borne/TB Classification Class II
- Occupational exposure to blood and Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIMs) is
not reasonably expected to occur
in routine performance duties.
Occasional exposure to disease requiring isolation in Registration.
Psychological, Situational, Functional Factors:
Constant problem solving, analyzing and use of judgment in a high customer service area.
Speed, consistency and accuracy of work duties imperative.
JOB DESCRIPTION DETAILS
Position Summary
:
The Patient Registration Specialist arranges for the efficient and orderly registration of inpatients and registration of individuals who have hospital based outpatient tests or procedures.
Education and Training Required
:
High school graduate or equivalent.
Experience
:
Experience working in a hospital or other medical environment would be beneficial, but not necessary.
Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
:
Basic computer knowledge, excellent customer service skills, reception and/or switchboard experience.
Ability to use the following equipment: fax, photocopier, personal computer.
Physical Requirements
:
Physical Demands:
Continuous sitting.
Occasional standing.
Frequent walking.
Occasional lifting, pushing and/or pulling up to 10 pounds.
Occasional bending, twisting, and reaching overhead.
Sight:
Continuously provide visual acuity to read written and computer information.
Cognition/Communication:
Continuous clear speech and hearing skills to communicate with patients and coworkers.
Continuous communication with patients, family members and other staff using hearing skills, comprehensive speech, simple writing and simple reading skills.
Environmental Conditions:
Constant indoor, patient environment with occasional computer screen glare.
Potential Hazards:
OSHA Blood Borne/TB Classification Class II
- Occupational exposure to blood and Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIMs) is
not reasonably expected to occur
in routine performance duties.
Occasional exposure to disease requiring isolation in Registration.
Psychological, Situational, Functional Factors:
Constant problem solving, analyzing and use of judgment in a high customer service area.
Speed, consistency and accuracy of work duties imperative.
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