Admit Counselor - ER South

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Full time position available.

Arranges for efficient and orderly registration and admission of inpatients and outpatients, collects accurate demographic and financial information and is the first point of contact at to assist patients with gaining access to medical treatment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Interviews incoming patients prior to admission to gather demographic, insurance and emergency information
  • Ensures completion of paperwork, sign-in and security procedures
  • Explains facility policies, preparing and distributing patient identification bands, and arranging for transportation to assigned rooms
  • Collects co payments, answering phones, assisting family members
  • Prepares patient admission documentation.
  • Informs patients and their caregivers of hospital procedures, policies, and protocols.
  • Provides patients with billing and payment information.
  • Deals with patient questions, concerns, and issues.
  • Explains advance directive questionnaire and obtains appropriate signatures and consents
  • Operates Department equipment: FAX machine, copy machine, computer, telephone
  • and patient wheelchairs utilized for transport.

Education: High School Diploma/GED required.

Experience: 1 year of medical or clerical experience preferred.

6:00am - 6:00pm / 3 and 2 rotation

Key Responsibilities

The Admit Counselor manages the registration and admission process for inpatients and outpatients, ensuring accurate demographic and financial data collection. They serve as the first point of contact, guiding patients through facility policies and preparing necessary admission documentation.

Requirements

A High School Diploma or GED is required for this position. One year of medical or clerical experience is preferred.

Key Skills

Patient RegistrationInsurance VerificationMedical BillingPatient CommunicationData EntryAdministrative SupportCustomer ServiceMedical Documentation

Emergency Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 28% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,314 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Opelousas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$173k
Typical market rent
$842/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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