Patient Access Associate (Full-time; Days) - Touro Infirmary

100 LCMC Health; United States; On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a Patient Access Associate to greet patients and visitors, assist with scheduling, registration, and check-in, and verify insurance information. You will scan documents and explain financial responsibilities, ensuring accurate, confidential handling of patient data.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with clinical and administrative teams to keep operations smooth in a fast-paced healthcare setting, contributing to a respectful, patient-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Empathy, professionalism, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
• Minimum requirement: High School Diploma/GED or equivalent OR 2 years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and visitors in person and by phone.
• Schedule appointments and manage check-in processes.
• Register patients and verify insurance and demographic information.
• Scan and maintain required documentation.
• Explain financial responsibilities and collect payments when appropriate.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Empathy

Attention to detail

Healthcare environment

Education

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent

Job description

Your job is more than a job Be a welcoming presence for patients and visitors! As a Patient Access Associate, you play a key role in creating a positive experience from the very first interaction. You support patients by assisting with scheduling, registration, and check-in processes while ensuring information is accurate, confidential, and handled with care. Your calm, professional approach helps patients feel informed and supported throughout their visit. You’ll collaborate with clinical and administrative teams to keep operations running smoothly, contributing to a respectful, efficient, and patient-focused environment within the hospital.

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

What You’ll Do:

• Greet patients and visitors in person and by phone
• Schedule appointments and manage check-in processes
• Register patients and verify insurance and demographic information
• Scan and maintain required documentation
• Explain financial responsibilities and collect payments when appropriate

What You Bring:

• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Empathy, professionalism, and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced healthcare environment

Minimum Requirement:

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent OR 2 years of work experience

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

Your extras

Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About LCMC Health

One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond. If you’re the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family. From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary. Let’s make every day extraordinary, together.