Medical Secretary I

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

403b retirement plan

Job summary

St. Joseph's Health in Paterson, NJ seeks an Administrative Clerk to support the department and Revenue Cycle activities. You will assist with registration, insurance verification, authorizations, and patient scheduling while handling filing, data entry, and data/file maintenance.

Requirements include a high school diploma and strong MS Office skills; bilingual ability is preferred. This is a full-time, on-site role with competitive benefits and opportunities in a leading health system.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint) required.
• Bilingual preferred. Strong communication while handling calls and interruptions.

Responsibilities

• Provide office support to the department and handle Revenue Cycle duties including registration, account processing, insurance verification and authorization.
• Schedule patients per department policy; perform filing and typing; maintain patient and data files; and order supplies as needed.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Bilingual (preferred)

Communication skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Access

MS Outlook

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Provides office support to Department. Is responsible for Revenue Cycle functions including registration, account processing, insurance verification and authorization. Schedules patients according to department policy. Filing and typing as necessary. Maintains patient and data files. Orders supplies and other items as needed.

Qualifications

• Work requires a High School diploma or equivalent and one to two years of previous work related experience. Proficiency in MS Office required: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint. Bilingual preferred. Work requires communication skills needed to frequently answer telephone calls and work with multiple interruptions and still sustain positive communication.
• Cross training is required for the following functions to safeguard appropriate patient scheduling and billing processes:
  • Verify patient insurance coverage and obtain necessary authorizations for procedures and diagnostic tests. Communicate with insurance companies as needed to resolve any issues.
  • Obtain accurate subscriber information for the identification of the correct insurance plan code, policy numbers, group numbers, and person identification numbers in the appropriate billing system.
  • Enter all charges, modifiers, ICD10'S, and CPT procedure codes as per finance and medical records policy
  • Ensure that all operative reports and encounter forms are turned in for billing within the designated timeframes.

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)

• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options

*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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 20261718
• Job Category Administrative & Clerical
• Posting Date 10/16/2026, 03:01 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations St. Joseph's University Medical Center (On-site)