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Gundersen Health System
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Admitting Counselor & Registration Clerk ( Full Time, PM Shift )

CounselorIncludes weekendsNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$17.93/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 5h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Gundersen Health System as a Admitting Counselor & Registration Clerk – PM Shift in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. 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.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $17.93/hr.
  • Starting pay $17.93+/hour
  • Career Development Center
  • Tuition Investment Program
  • Top-rated retirement plan
  • Healthcare benefits
  • Work/Life balance

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No call required.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.
  • Night or evening shifts may be required.

This position offers no call requirements. Work with Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States.

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 have 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 entryInsurance verificationPatient registrationFinancial counselingCommunicationAttention to detail

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Admitting Counselor & Registration Clerk ( Full Time, PM Shift ) at Gundersen Health System a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 36% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$37k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $40k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends
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About Gundersen Health System

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

Benefits & Perks

Starting pay $17.93+/hour
Shift differentials for overnights and weekends
Career Development Center
Tuition Investment Program
Top-rated retirement plan
Healthcare benefits
Work/Life balance