Patient Access Liaison I - (PT, Evenings)

Vassar Brothers Medical Center; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Vassar Brothers Medical Center is seeking a Part-Time Patient Access Registrar for evenings (20 hours/week). You will greet patients, verify demographics and insurance information, schedule appointments, and handle payments.

The role requires strong customer service, basic MS Word/Excel skills, and familiarity with EMR systems. Responsibilities include registration, insurance verification, and providing estimates for services.

Qualifications

• HS diploma required with at least 2 years of related experience.
• Associate degree preferred with 6 months related experience.
• NAHAM certification within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and/ or physicians, staff, and guests; check-in; provide direction based on appointment location and status.
• Respond to phone calls and provide information; assist scheduling and reduce wait times.
• Identify patient in hospital system to ensure accurate records (EMPI).
• Schedule and register services per protocols; obtain additional information as needed.
• Enter demographic and financial information to support payment collection.
• Verify insurance eligibility and obtain required billing information.

Skills

Customer service

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

HS Diploma

Associate degree

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Part-Time (Evenings): 20 hours per week. Sunday-Wednesday 7:00pm-12:00am. Including 1 Summer & 1 Winter Holiday.

Northwellis the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees —including members ofNorthwell Health Physician Partners— who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary:

Facilitates patient flow through the system from scheduling through registration check in so that patients have a "one touch" registration/scheduling experience. Responsible for obtaining demographic and financial information to ensure accurate patient identification and identify and secure appropriate payment sources. Performs registration functions, insurance eligibility verification, patient liability collection, scheduling and admitting duties. Provides estimates for services when appropriate. Receives and processes patient financial liability payments. Working hours may include weekends, evenings, overnights and holidays.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Responsible for greeting patients and / or physicians, staff, co-workers and guests promptly and in a professional manner. Checks patients into the system and provides direction based on appointment location, financial clearance and counseling status. Acknowledges and assists patients with special needs and respects confidentiality.
• 2. Responds to telephone calls according to established customer service standards. Provides requested information to callers. When assigned to scheduling, contributes to reduction of abandoned call rate, length of calls, and average speed answered through use of best practices and workflow improvements.
• 3. Performs accurate search / selection of patient within the hospital system using the Patient Identification procedure to maintain the integrity of the Electronic Master Patient Indes (EMPI) and to ensure the accuracy of patient identification.
• 4. Accurately establishes and schedules appointments for services from patients directly or physician's offices following the designated protocols of the scheduling systems and clinical EMRs. May initiate contact to patients to obtain additional information or confirm scheduled appointments.
• 5. Performs registration functions in the system and enters accurate and complete demographic and financial information to aid in securing payment for services rendered.
• 6. Performs insurance eligibility verification and executes payor requirements as needed. Includes initiating eligibility transactions via the internet, contacting the payor to obtain billing information and authorization and scripts for service when appropriate.
• 7. Provides estimates for services when appropriate, communicates and actively solicits patient liability.
• 8. Enters testing orders in the appropriate system when necessary. Requires an understanding of coding, procedural protocols, and the charge description master.
• 9. Employee responsible to obtain signatures for all required organization, state and federal consents and / or notifications.
• 10. Responsible for remaining compliant, current, and knowledgeable with Department Policies and Procedures.
• 11. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position including HIPAA, EMTALA and Patient Bill of Rights.
• 12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information:

Education: Required HS Diploma with minimum of 2 years job related experience. Associate degree with 6 months job-related experience - Preferred. Other Information: Minimum Experience of 1 year preferred in a job-related experience. Basic MS Word & MS Excel. Customer Service and organizational skills. Criteria Desired: National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) certification within one year of hire.

Working Conditions:

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Some occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force

Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Org Unit: 1037
Department: Patient Access
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $18.13 - $25.00 Hourly