Patient Access Specialist - Patient Access, Various Locations

(On-Call FTE 0%) As needed, days, evenings, weekends

The Patient Access Specialist is responsible for greeting and assisting all visitors to the department, primarily patients, verifying patient information, updating demographics, issuing encounters, requesting payments, performing charge entry and answering telephones. The Patient Access Specialist must also provide quality ny customer service at all times to patients, visitors and other people presenting at or contacting the Health Center. High School Diploma or equivalent required. Additional education/certification in healthcare/medical office field is preferred. Applicable work experience may be substituted for formal education beyond High School. Minimum one (1) year experience as a Medical Office Assistant, Receptionist or Secretary in a health care environment required. Excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all staff and patients needed. Must have the ability to independently research and retrieve information from internal reference material or from outside sources. Demonstrated computer skills; data entry skills, Math Skills (+, -, x, /); and the ability to use a calculator. Knowledge of procedural/diagnostic coding, ADA/CPT-4 and ICD-9-CM, preferred.

Please contact careers@schcny.com for application or more information.

SCHC Companies, Inc. considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status. We will afford reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees with a known disability that does not cause any undue hardship. When filling a vacancy, SCHC Companies, Inc. will, whenever possible, promote or transfer a qualified employee before considering outside candidates.