Associate Health Access Management

City/State:

Newburgh, New York

Department:

Admitting

Bargaining Unit:

1199

Work Days:

DAYS VARY, PER DIEM

Scheduled Hours:

Per Diem

Scheduled Daily Hours:

Hours Vary

Hourly Rate/Range:

$20.44

Sign-On Bonus:

N/A

For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

Job Summary

Responsible for ensuring smooth and efficient operations within the hospital's admitting, outpatient registration, and imaging front desk areas in Newburgh and Cornwall. Position involves managing patient admissions, registration and appointments, verifying insurance information, obtaining necessary authorizations, and ensuring accurate documentation while adhering to hospital policies and regulatory requirements. Manages the flow of patients in the imaging department, ensuring proper documentation, scheduling, and preparation for imaging procedures. Consistently communicates patients' financial responsibilities and collects payments at the point of service, following established policies for insurance verification, financial authorization, and estimation of patient costs.


Qualifications

• High School High School Graduate or equivalent. Ability to read, write, and communicate in English. Required
• 1-3 years Experience in patient registration/imaging front desk, patient accounting, or in a medical office preferred. Prior experience must demonstrate the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment, prioritize and multi-task with a high-level accuracy while being sensitive to customer needs and expectations. Experience with Epic, Medical Necessity tools, scheduling and eligibility verification software, preferred. Must be proficient using Internet browser, Microsoft Word and Excel, and have competent typing skills.

Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.