Patient Access Representative - Per Diem

Community Memorial Hospital; Village of Hamilton (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, NY is seeking a Part-Time Patient Access Clerk to greet patients and visitors, verify demographics and insurance, and collect payments. The role is on-site at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, NY, with responsibilities across front-desk duties and coordination with Billing for end-of-shift reconciliation.

The ideal candidate will handle patient communication, log maintenance, and basic payment processing while supporting operational needs in a busy

Qualifications

• Greets and directs patients, visitors and vendors.
• Verifies and enters patient demographics and insurance eligibility.
• Addresses communication needs and coordinates interpreters as needed.
• Collects copays, deductibles and self-pay balances; reconciles payments.

Responsibilities

• Greets and directs all patients, visitors, and vendors.
• Verify and accurately enter all patient demographic information, including insurance eligibility.
• Address and identify patients’ communication needs, coordinating interpreters when necessary.
• Collect copays and process payments; reconcile at end of shift.

Skills

Patient registration

Insurance verification

Cash handling

Phone etiquette

Job description

Job Category: Patient Access

Requisition Number: PATIE001371

• Posted : September 17, 2026
• Part-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $19 USD per hour

Locations

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Community Memorial
Hamilton, NY 13346, USA

• Pay or shift range: $19 USD to $22 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Travel Required : No

Description

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Greets and directs all patients, visitors, and vendors. Also maintains the visitor and vendor log.
• Verify and accurately enter all patient demographic information, either in person or by telephone, including verifying insurance plans and eligibility at each patient visit, I in both hospital and clinic settings.
• Address and identify patients’ communication needs, contacting an interpreter when necessary and maintaining the iPad checkout process.
• Complete forms obtain signatures and scan documents into the record to accompany inpatients and outpatients, i.e.: Consent for Treatment, Important Message from Medicare, among others.
• Collect copays, deductibles, and any self-pay balances, where permissible (cash, checks, credit card payments).
• Document and reconcile any payments collected at the end of the shift and send cash payments to the Billing Department.
• Answer switchboard telephone and either responds to inquiry, direct caller to appropriate personnel, or take and communicate messages appropriately.
• Other duties as assigned.

Travel Required

No .

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