Administrative Support 09 - Registration presso St. Joseph's Hospital (St. Joseph's Health Centre)

POSITION SUMMARY 
This position is responsible for performing patient registration in support of patients and health care providers while maintaining the highest standard of service excellence in a caring, compassionate, confidential and secure manner. This position is responsible for capturing all patient demographic, diagnostic, and insurance information for patient registration.

QUALIFICATIONS 
• Basic skill level in MS Word and Excel required.
• Spelling, medical spelling and medical terminology must be at a basic skill level.
• Typing speed at a basic skill level is required.
• Clerical testing may be required as part of the selection process. 
• Graduate of a recognized Health Office Administration course, or equivalent experience and/or education.
• Knowledge of beds and related hospital services.
• Excellent verbal communication skills. Must be comfortable in questioning patients in order to collect necessary data elements, including demographics and insurance information.
• Good written communication skills.
• Customer service oriented.
• Adept in working in a high volume, high stress area dealing with competing priorities.
• Experience in patient registration/patient processing preferred.
• Proven ability to work as a team member.
• Must present a professional demeanor at all time.
• Excellent work performance and attendance record is essential.

WAGE RATE 
Hourly: $28.87....$30.14....$31.37 (plus 14% in lieu of benefits)