Admitting Counselor & Registration Clerk (Part-Time)
Listed compensation
$17.93/hr
The week · per this posting
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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 $17.93+ 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 - Monday, Friday + Saturday & Sunday
- Weekend hours are 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
- Week 2 - Friday
- 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, a partnership of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, is a leading not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network based in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. With 11 hospitals and over 100 clinics, we serve 67 cities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 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 confirm pre-certification details and inform patients of their financial responsibilities.
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
Registration — Counselor Career Context
Of the 40 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 65% are remote, 15% have no call, 60% 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · above average in counseling | ranked against 13,611 Counseling listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost of living | Wisconsin index 94.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Counselor listings in Wisconsin | 245 active | 13,732 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 65% remote · 15% no call · 60% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Wisconsin Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 15% offer loan repayment245 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Counselor pay trend | +2.6% vs 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 Above average in Counseling — ranked against 13,611 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,611 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
- Includes weekends
About Gundersen Health System
Benefits & Perks
Living in La Crosse
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $272k
- Typical market rent
- $1,346/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.