Patient Access Representative

New Jersey Urology; Old Bridge (NJ); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision plans

HSA / FSA

401(k) match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

New Jersey Urology is seeking a Patient Access Representative to greet patients, manage check-in/check-out, and answer incoming calls with professionalism. The role requires attention to detail, HIPAA compliance, and familiarity with EMR systems.

You will support multiple clinics as needed, verify insurance, collect payments, and maintain accurate charts. The position offers competitive benefits and a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Experience in a medical practice or health insurance organization preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Travel to other clinics as needed.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and visitors in a prompt, courteous manner.
• Handle patient check-in/check-out.
• Answer calls regarding appointment times and inquiries.
• Review patient charts for appointment readiness and required information.
• Perform scanning and sorting within the EMR system.
• Verify and update current insurance information.
• Collect patient payments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

HIPAA compliance

EMR experience

Professional demeanor

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

About the Role

The Patient Access Representative position is responsible for greeting and assisting patients in a prompt, courteous, and professional manner and receiving/answering incoming telephone calls in the same manner, as applicable. The Patient Access Representative is to be cross‑trained in all aspects of reception to supply sufficient coverage. Certain duties may vary based on office location and department structure.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Greets patients and visitors in a prompt, courteous, and helpful manner.
• Effectively handles the patient check‑in/checkout process.
• Answers calls addressing appointment times, patient requests and general inquiries within the scope of their position.
• Reviews patient’s chart for accuracy prior to upcoming appointment and ensures all required information is included for the physician to see the patient.
• Performs scanning and sorting within EMR system
• Verifies and updates current insurance information with the Patient
• Collects Patient payments
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

What We Expect from You

• High School Diploma
• Interact professionally and positively with all patients, colleagues, managers and executive team
• Exhibit a high degree of maturity, integrity, loyalty, creativity, and strict confidentiality with HIPPA compliance in all daily tasks.
• One year of experience working in a medical practice or in a health insurance organization
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Prior use of EMR systems preferred
• Travel to other clinics as needed

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have thorough knowledge in computer information systems.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel

Travel is primarily local during the business day.

What We are Offer You

At U.S. Urology Partners, we are guided by four core values. Every associate living the core values makes our company an amazing place to work. Here “Every Family Matters”

Compassion

Make Someone’s Day

Collaboration

Achieve Possibilities Together

Respect

Treat people with dignity

Accountability

Do the right thing

Beyond competitive compensation, our well‑rounded benefits package includes a range of comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, HSA / FSA, 401(k) matching, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and more.

About US Urology Partners

U.S. Urology Partners is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of urology and related specialty services, including general urology, surgical procedures, advanced cancer treatment, and other ancillary services. Through Central Ohio Urology Group, Associated Medical Professionals of NY, Urology of Indiana, and Florida Urology Center, the U.S. Urology Partners clinical network now consists of more than 50 offices throughout the East Coast and Midwest, including a state‑of‑the‑art, urology‑specific ambulatory surgery center that is one of the first in the country to offer robotic surgery. U.S. Urology Partners was formed to support urology practices through an experienced team of healthcare executives and resources, while serving as a platform upon which NMS Capital is building a leading provider of urological services through an acquisition strategy.

U.S. Urology Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.