Registrar, Emergency Department (Hourly/Per Diem Evenings) - Multiple Positions

SUNY Downstate; New York (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, NY is seeking an hourly/per diem Emergency Department Registrar (Evenings) to perform patient registrations, verify insurance, and manage ED workflows. The role includes coordinating with ADMs, updating records, and ensuring privacy compliance in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The position requires 1–2 years in healthcare registration, strong medical terminology, and experience with insurance verification.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in a healthcare, medical office or hospital setting, particularly in-patient registration, scheduling, or insurance verification.
• Proficiency in medical terminology.
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience with insurance verification (Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs).
• Experience using the EAGLE system or similar Electronic Health Records platform.

Responsibilities

• Conducts quick registrations and full registrations of patients for ED services and applies wristbands.
• Searches for patient files to avoid duplicates.
• Interviews patients to collect accurate demographic and insurance data.
• Explains and obtains signatures on hospital forms including consent, privacy notice and patient agreement.
• Facilitates transportation for discharged ED patients; updates demographic and financial data.
• Answers, triages and routes incoming ED phone calls.
• Verifies coverage and checks insurance eligibility (Medicare, Medicaid, BCBS, etc.).
• Schedules follow-up outpatient appointments in Acuity or Altera Health bridge.
• Assists patients and staff with inquiries; prepares medical charts with documentation.
• Maintains HIPAA compliance and department policies.
• Admitting duties: death certificates, OCME/funeral home pickups, bed transfers, chart conversions, and bed assignments.

Skills

Medical terminology

Insurance verification

Healthcare setting experience

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate or Bachelor Degree (preferred)

Tools

EAGLE system

Job description

Brooklyn, NY, United States

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About Us

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare?SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Universityis one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Job Description

The Department of Ambulatory Care Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking an hourly/per diem TH Staff Assistant 2 / Emergency Department Registrar (Evenings). The successful candidate will: General Duties Conducts both quick registrations and full registrations of persons who present for ED services and applies wristbands to patient wrists or ankles.

Conducts registration of persons who present to ambulatory surgery, endoscopy procedures and L&D Accurately searches for patient files ensuring that duplicate medical records are not assigned.

Conducts patient interviews to obtain accurate and complete patient demographic and insurance data as necessary.

Explains and obtains signatures on appropriate hospital forms, including the general consent to treatment, notice of privacy, and patient agreement forms.

Facilitates transportation for discharged ED patients Reviews registration forms and updates to ensure accurate and complete demographic and financial data. Maintains photo copies of patient’s insurance and identification cards.

Answers, triage and route incoming phone calls to ED.

Verifies coverage and checks eligibility for insurance benefits including Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross, and other insurances.

Schedules follow-up Outpatient appointments in Acuity or Altera Health bridge Assist Patients and staff members with inquires Prepare the patient’s medical chart with appropriate documentation.

Maintains knowledge of all organizational and departmental policies and procedures.

Ensures compliance with HIPAA regulations and relevant hospital policies.

Admitting Duties Setting up Death Certificates in eVitals system Processing OCME/Funeral Home pick ups Processing Bed Transfer and Patient discharges Processing Chart Conversions from ED outpatient to Observation and Inpatient Levels of Care Inpatient Bed Management/ Bed Assignments

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 1 – 2 years of experience in a healthcare, medical office or hospital setting, particularly in-patient registration, scheduling, or insurance verification
• Proficiency in medical terminology
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
• High School Diploma or GED
• Experience with insurance verification (Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs)
• Experience using the EAGLE system or similar Electronic Health Records platform
• Or, a satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor Degree
• Bilingual skills (Creole and/or Spanish; Mandarin and/or Cantonese;

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources [e-mail].

Job Info

• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Evening
• Posting Date 07/13/2026, 06:00 AM
• Job Identification 497047
• Grade NSSL1 - 08
• Union Name UUP
• Minimum Base Salary 21.73
• Maximum Base Salary 25
• Other Job Title Registrar, Emergency Department (Hourly/Per Diem Evenings) - Multiple Positions