Patient Access Specialist — Front Desk & Payments

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

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