Clerk Receptionist and Scheduling - Float pool

St. Joseph's Health; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits package

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson, NJ seeks a patient access representative to greet patients, verify destinations, and collect identification, prescription and insurance information at check-in.

You will schedule and process arrivals, assist with exam preparation such as oral contrast, and answer and route department calls, ensuring smooth front-desk operations. Requires a High School diploma and ≤1 year of experience with up to 3 months of on-the-job training; strong communication and data

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Less than 1 year of previous experience with up to 3 months of on-the-job training.
• Ability to gather and interpret data in simple situations.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and visitors upon arrival and verify destination.
• Schedule and process patient check-in, confirming identification, prescriptions, and insurance information.
• Assist with preparation for examinations and dispensing of oral contrast when applicable.
• Answer incoming calls for the department and direct/screen as appropriate.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Responsible for greeting patients and visitors upon patient arrival to include verification of destination. Schedules and process patient at time of check in to confirm patient identification, prescription, and insurance information. In addition, this process may include examination preparation according to established guidelines and procedures such as assisting with dispensing of oral contrast. Answer incoming calls for entire department, directing and screening them accordingly.

Qualifications

Work requires a High School diploma or equivalent and less than one year of previous experience plus three months or less of on the job training and orientation. Requires the ability to gather and interpret data in situations where the information or problems are not overly difficult or complex.

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s "100 Best Places to Work in Health Care".

Benefits Eligibility (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Competitive salary*
• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Health & Wellness*
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program
• Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
• 403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency

St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc." The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About The Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.