Delgado Community College Hiring for Hospital Admissions Technician 3 at Independence, LA Full Time

Supplemental Information
This HAT 3 position is located in the Interview and Admit/Screening Department.

Applicants must have Civil Service test scores for 8500-Office Support Exam in order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. If you do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered.

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For further information about this vacancy contact:
Hilary G. Dugar, MBA
Lallie Kemp Medical Center Human Resources
52579 Hwy 51 South Independence, LA 70422
985-878-1385

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of experience in which clerical work was a major duty, including two years of experience in interviewing, screening, or admitting patients to a health care facility.

SUBSTITUTIONS:
Training in a business or clerical-related curriculum in a business school or technical institute will substitute for the required general experience on the basis of six months of training for six months of experience for a maximum of one year of the required general experience.

Completion of a business or clerical-related curriculum in a business school or technical institute will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required general experience.

College training will substitute for the required general experience on the basis of 15 semester hours for six months of experience.

A baccalaureate degree in any field will substitute for all of the required experience.

NOTE:
Business or technical school training with less than completion will only be credited in six month increments. Similarly, college training will only be credited in 15 semester hour increments.

NOTE:
Experience working in a medical facility, such as a doctor’s office, admitting patients for appointments is not considered qualifying for the specialized experience.

NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Commission of Higher Education; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To prepare and maintain patent data in order to verify patients’ eligibility status during the hospital admissions process.

Level of Work:
Advanced.

Supervision Received:
Broad from a higher-level hospital admissions technician or other higher-level agency personnel.

Supervision Exercised:
Functional over lower-level hospital admissions technicians.

Location of Work:
LSU Health Care Services Division, Acute Care Hospitals, LSU Health Sciences Center, Medical Schools, Department of Health and Hospitals, Human Services Districts.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from the Hospital Admissions Technician 2 by the presence of lead-worker responsibilities.

Differs from the Hospital Admissions Technician 4 by the absence of responsibility for providing direct-line supervision to lower-level hospital admissions technicians.

Examples of Work
Provides for the orderly handling of patients awaiting screening interviews.

Makes decisions on difficult admission cases and explains hospital policies to patients ineligible for admission.

Interprets hospital rules and regulations to patients; interprets and applies complex Federal, State, and Hospital policies and procedures to accomplish the admission; responds to inquiries from family, business, and other individuals concerning patients’ conditions and locations; relates availability of benefits provided to patients by various social service programs.

Sets up supporting systems and assembles statistics covering the activities of the division.

Interviews patients in order to obtain identifying, financial information, pertinent signatures; conducts in-depth interviews to compile and/or update information and eliminate discrepancies in patient data.

Verifies patient eligibility for hospital services.

Identifies patients by obtaining a unique hospital number or assigning a number to new patients; places identifying bands on patients or in their close proximity.

Informs patient of the Advance Directives, both on the Inpatient Admission and the Outpatient screening.

Escorts patients to appropriate unit when necessary.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $2,313.24 – $4,355.08 per month