Nursing Station Clerk 1, NS26 Coronary Care Unit (Part-Time Nights)

• Communicate patient problems and needs to appropriate representative.

Patient checkout/discharge

• Make referral and/or return appointments in computer system.
• Obtain insurance authorization for visits and tests on behalf of patient.
• Enter lab and radiology procedure requests into computer system, provide line charge entry and encounter ticket coding, and reconcile and edit charge entries.
• Provide patient escort as needed.
• Assist in collection of insurance co-pays.

Encounter ticket management

• Ensure that encounter tickets are completed appropriately and charges are submitted in a timely manner.
• Track missing charges when necessary.

General Clerical Support

• Pick up and deliver supplies, and record to own corresponding unit.
• Check par levels of supplies, order and receive clerical supplies and equipment, and stock supplies into computerized stocking system and supply closets.
• Occasionally perform data entry to include meeting notes, assignment sheets, forms, and brief reports. This should not be a full-time activity requiring the speed and accuracy expected of an Office Assistant (Keyboarding).
• Accurately collect and record statistical data on patient activity, including no shows, cancellations, and procedure codes.
• Prepare routine reports, or assist in the preparation of reports by gathering data, tabulating results, and preparing simple charts.
• Check and record refrigerator temperatures in daily logs, in accordance with standard guidelines.
• Sort and distribute mail, keep appropriate records, and redirect mail as necessary.
• Serve as a member of various committees.
• Orient new staff to locations of supplies and procedure books.

Required Qualifications

• Open
• Competitive: 1-year of full-time clerical, secretarial, or patient care experience in a health care setting.
• Promotion: 1-year of permanent service in a title allocated to Grade 5 or higher and satisfactory completion of a 6-month traineeship.

Preferred Qualifications

Work Schedule

Variable Days; 12: 00am to 8:00am (Part-Time Nights)

Salary Grade/Rank

SG-7

Salary Range

• As per civil service guidelines
• $15,294 to $18,895 Base Salary (.40FTE of 1.0FTE)

Executive Order

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov [info@goer.ny.gov].

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu [ada@downstate.edu]

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