Hospital Cashier

This is work in a hospital involving the collection of accounts, the preparation of receipts for bank depositing and data entry. Work also involves performing other business office control and review functions.

• Collects charges due for government services rendered.
• Prepares and delivers daily bank deposits for all window, mail, out-patient, dietary, bad debt and miscellaneous remittances.
• Ensures the timely, intact and accurate processing of hospital cash.
• Reports violations of performance standards occurring in other departments turning in cash.
• Batches all cash for data entry and controls the daily bank deposits.
• Maintains a departmental cash batch log, along with a copy of the control sheet and balances to bank deposit and data transmittal acceptance notification daily.
• Receives mail remittances and related information daily.
• Records proper account numbers to each remittance and prepares for data processing entry.
• Reviews third-party vouchers for accurate account numbers and prepares for data processing entry.
• Type daily summary and bill schedule which is sent to the Department of Finance.
• Verifies that all control functions assigned are maintained on a daily basis.
• Type check listings and makes copies of same to be sent to the department.
• Performs other related functions.

High School Diploma or its equivalent plus at least five (5) years clerical experience dealing with figures and cash proceeding transactions. Experience with automated systems may be substituted for two (2) years' experience on a one to one ration basis.

• Knowledge of the negotiability, validity and genuineness of cash items.
• Knowledge of cash processing procedures of the hospital agency and commercial institutions.
• Knowledge of the automated and data processing system associated with the collection and processing of accounts.
• Ability to meet the character and reputation standards established by a bonding company.
• Ability to deal effectively with all persons contacted during the course of work.
• Ability to operate a typewriter.

Employee receives general supervision. The supervisor discusses with the employee new rules and regulations and changes in procedures applicable to their work, but the employee must be familiar with applicable agency procedures, regulations, and instructions to proceed with minimum supervision.

Guidelines include agency rules, regulations, policies and procedures concerning the processing and collecting of cash, amounts and other business functions.

Employee is responsible for the technical accuracy of computations, listings and information given for the adequacy and propriety of documents submitted to substantiate cash processing, actions.

The purpose of the position is to insure the propriety of hospital receipts and the maintenance of all documents supporting cash transactions.

Contacts are usually with co-workers, the general public, employees from other agencies or outside of government.

To provide service to persons utilizing the services rendered by the hospital.

Work is mostly sedentary, some standing may be requited.

Work is performed in an office type setting.