Admission and Disposition Clerk

Location

Bethesda, MD | United States

Job description

Job Details:

• Location: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. 
• Hours: Night shift: 6 pm-6 am

Qualifications:

• Degree/Education: High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalency
• Experience: At least 12 months working in an office setting.

Skills:

• Ability to read, write, understand, and speak English fluently to effectively communicate with all patients and other healthcare providers.
• Must be able to type on a computer keyboard at 50 WPM
• General medical ethics, telephone etiquette, excellent communication, concentration skills, and customer service skills

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receives and screens telephone calls; receives walk-in patients; responds to various general and routine medical, personnel, and administrative inquiries, and escorts patients as necessary. 
• Provides advance directives, third-party liability documentation, and other forms for patients to complete for inclusion into inpatient medical records. 
• Creates preadmission charts and completes the process in the electronic reporting systems (CHCS, Essentris, etc.).
• Notifies the Commander or designee of active-duty patient’s inpatient admission and/or subsequent discharge/transfer from an MTF. Tracks and reports statistics as required. 
• Coordinates/communicates with local civilian/non-military medical facilities to identify active-duty admissions in the local area. 
• Coordinates with the base Casualty Affairs Officer for notification and support of all seriously ill or injured active-duty members (both within the MTF and the local area). 
• Determines/verifies eligibility of all patients using the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). 
• Tracks and reports daily patient movement, bed status, and ward transfers. 
• Assists in coordinating patient transfers from other wards or to outside facilities. 
• Receives and processes applications for the Secretarial Designee Program. 
• Ensures individual meets criteria as specified in Statute, regulation, or TRICARE manuals. 
• Coordinates requests for Secretarial Designee status through the Chief of Hospital Services and MTF Commander for verification of available service, capacity, and approval. 
• Tracks and reports all casualty reports and notifications in accordance with Government policies and procedures.
• Assists providers in preparing death certificates according to State guidance. Obtains a decision regarding an autopsy and coordinates with the appropriate office for completion. 
• Coordinates with MTF lab for housing and disposition of deceased’s remains. 
• Coordinates documents for transportation of deceased persons. 
• Receives notification from provider on service members who die, sustain illness, injury, or disease while absent from duty, or due to his or her own misconduct. 

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Salary

$20 - $24 per hour