Cashier

Vista Medical Center is dedicated to providing continuous nursing, medical, and other health and social services on a 24-hour basis, under physician-directed care and RN supervision. We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Patient Account Cashier to join our team. This position is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate completion of deposits, balancing daily payments, providing excellent service to both patients and employees, and maintaining financial records.

• Provide accurate and timely service to all individuals who present in person or call the cashier office.
• Receive patient payments and deposits via check, cash, money order, or credit card.
• Calculate and enter daily cash collections on Point of Service reports and forward them to designated individuals daily and monthly.
• Verify and prepare daily cash bags/boxes for registration, gift shop, and cafeteria.
• Receive payment and discuss receipts for employee I.D. badges, physician rent fees, service fees, meals, and other services.
• Obtain change from Security Armored Car Services to sell to Gift Shop and Cafeteria.
• Debit return checks to proper accounts, notify remitters of returns, and post returned or guaranteed check fees.
• Post ambulance transport charges to patient bills and monitor for accuracy when submitted for payment.
• Balance, prepare, and enter the Cash Report and spreadsheet (copy of CRJ) for the controller, including all cash, checks, and credit card income per established department procedure.
• Accept patient valuables for safekeeping and log when they are collected by the patient upon discharge.
• Assist the switchboard/mail clerk by providing home addresses for forwarding mail to discharged patients.
• Post daily amounts collected and the number of times collected by individual admitting registrars to assist management in performance reviews and quality control.

• High School graduate or equivalent required; some college preferred.
• Accounting background preferred.
• Recent cashier, bank teller, or accounting experience preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of the function and relationships of departments within a hospital environment preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of insurance requirements and credit guidelines.
• Demonstrated excellent customer service skills/abilities.