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Gundersen Health System
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Admitting Counselor & Registration Clerk ( Part-Time)

CounselorIncludes weekendsNo callPart-Time

Listed compensation

$17.54/hr

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you’re looking for a job to love, apply today.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

20

Gundersen Health System is seeking a compassionate and confident individual to join our growing team as an Admitting Counselor/Registration Clerk. This position provides the opportunity to make a difference and help others. If you are looking for a rewarding position and the chance to make a lasting impact on the healthcare community.... apply today!

What You Will Get

  • Starting pay of $17.54+ per hour based on experience + shift differentials for PMs and weekends!
  • Support to grow in your career with access to our Career Development Center and Tuition Investment Program

Top-rated Retirement Plan and Healthcare Benefits

  • Departmental leadership that supports you as you do your best work.
  • Work/Life balance to love what you do and where you live
  • What's Available:.5 FTE (40 hours bi-weekly)
  • Hours: 2:30pm - 11:00pm

Shift Pattern

  • Week 1 - Thursday & Friday
  • Week 2 - Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday
  • Location: La Crosse Emergency & Urgent Care

What You Will Do

  • Provide customer service to internal and external customers.
  • Gather and verify demographic information.
  • Confirm insurance coverage and pre-certification details.
  • Inform patients about their financial responsibilities prior to admission and/or discharge.

What You Need

  • High school diploma or equivalency.
  • 1 year experience in general support or service area, requiring basic occupational knowledge and skills.

Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest’s most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities.

As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

The Admitting Counselor provides customer service by gathering and verifying patient demographic and insurance information. They also inform patients of their financial responsibilities prior to admission or discharge.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent. A minimum of one year of experience in a general support or service role is required.

Key Skills

Data verificationInsurance verificationPatient registrationFinancial counselingCommunicationAttention to detail

Administrative — Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 57% are remote, 15% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Admitting Counselor & Registration Clerk ( Part-Time) at Gundersen Health System a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Administrative counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Counselor Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs

8
<$70k
2
$70k-100k
4
$100k-130k
6
$130k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
45%
PSLF eligible
18%
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 50% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,890 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in La Crosse

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,080/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Gundersen Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
La Crosse, WI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Starting pay of $17.54+ per hour based on experience + shift differentials for PMs and weekends
Support to grow in your career with access to our Career Development Center and Tuition Investment Program
Top-rated retirement plan and healthcare benefits
Departmental leadership that supports you as you do your best work
Work/Life balance to love what you do and where you live