Cody1991

Cody1991 has 11 years experience and specializes in Registration / Insurance.

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1. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

   Cody1991 replied to Cody1991's topic in Professionalism

   Since I came in to discover we’ve had three resignations in one day (!), I think they’re getting hip to it. Lol. (Or I hope, at least) Part of my problem may be that I’m quite shy so I hadn’t really ever even tried to talk to the nurses before. I was...

2. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

   Cody1991 replied to Cody1991's topic in Professionalism

   I tried something different tonight. When I was approaching whatever area I was going to, I’d find the nurse and ask if it was OK to update them now. My script was “Hey ____ (their name), is it cool to update 138 now?” They would tell me, “Sure”, “ab...

3. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

   Cody1991 replied to Cody1991's topic in Professionalism

   We use our hospital login username.

4. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

   Cody1991 replied to Cody1991's topic in Professionalism

   Rumor has it that management worked registration for a few hours during two whole shifts (!) on the computer on wheels and came up with that number. 6 patients per hour (10 minutes.) One of the supervisors fought for 20 minutes but then the new mange...

5. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

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6. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

   Cody1991 replied to Cody1991's topic in Professionalism

   I probably wasn’t clear. Our doctors select patients charts electronically which moves them into “treatment in progress” from "waiting to be seen/triage" after they meet them and sign onto their chart. We aren’t allowed to update them until then. So,...

7. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

   Cody1991 replied to Cody1991's topic in Professionalism

   We’re permitted five minutes between patients to “correct errors.” So, I usually use this time to print out all the necessary documents (stickers, KASPER, privacy, consent) and verify the insurance of the next two patients I will pick up in order to ...

8. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

   Cody1991 replied to Cody1991's topic in Professionalism

   Regarding the consent/privacy forms. These were originally taken when we registered the patient in front. But it was determined that all the paperwork was "overwhelming" patients who needed to be seen quickly and so this became a part of the update p...

9. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

   Cody1991 replied to Cody1991's topic in Professionalism

   All our triage clerks do is get the NAME, DOB and SSN and Chief Complaint. We’re not allowed to take anything but a drivers license or ID at the front window. A triage nurse calls the patient back. Once their status goes from “Waiting to be seen” to ...

10. Ghosts of the ER (Clerks)

    Cody1991 posted a topic in Professionalism

    Hello, I read AN all the time. I’m a clerk in the ER (I mostly do bedside registration, co-pays, etc.) I really like the job and for me, I’m seeing all kinds of crazy stuff, meeting all kinds of interesting patients, it’s a step up from doing phlebot...