About this role
Department/Unit:
EmUrgent Care - GuilderlandWork Shift:
Per Diem (United States of America)Salary Range:
Patient Service Associate – EmUrgentCare, Per DiemJoin our team and be part of something BIG.
Imagine how good it would feel to provide state-of-the-art care to people who need it each day.
World-Class specialty care closer to home.
Welcome to Albany Medical Center, providing excellent care to our community each day. We have an exciting opportunity for health care employees or entry level candidates looking to join our Front Office team as a Patient Service Associate.
An ideal candidate must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, both independently and on a team. This is a per diem position with 36-hour monthly and one 12-hour shift on a weekend requirement. This is an onsite position at multiple EmUrgentCare locations, with some nearby travel required.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Assist all patients that report to the front desk
- Greet patients in a prompt, courteous and professional manner
- Interact with a diverse patient population
- Utilize the electronic medical record to maintain patient records via scanning or registration
- collect copayments, and other necessary information at time of check-in
- Answer incoming phone calls and direct appropriately to team members
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience:
- No experience required.
- Excellent customer service skills preferred
- Experience using an electronic health record and Microsoft Office a plus!
Competitive Benefits and Perks:
- Paid hands-on training
- Opportunities for growth within the Albany Medical Center family
- Located on main public transportation lines
About Albany Med
Best of the Capital Region
Albany Med is at its best when our community needs us most. We’ve been voted Best Hospital in the Times Union’s annual readers’ poll for two consecutive years.
For more information about Albany Med, visit our website at amc.edu and interact with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Other facts
About Albany Medical Center
Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York’s only academic medical center, is one of the Capital Region’s largest private employers with more than 9,000 employees. Albany Medical Center provides the highest level of patient care across disciplines, while receiving regional, national, and international recognition for high standards in patient care, education, and biomedical research.
The 766-bed Albany Medical Center offers access to the latest medical services and technological innovations and includes one of the busiest emergency rooms and trauma centers in New York, a children’s hospital and dedicated pediatric emergency room, intensive care units for adults and children, and organ transplant services. Albany Medical College graduates more than 200 medical doctors each year, as well as PAs, CRNAs, biomedical scientists, and bioethicists. Albany Medical College operates a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physician practice with more than 500 doctors.
Albany Medical Center, along with Albany Medical College, is a partner in the Albany Med Health System, the largest and only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England.
What you'll do
- The Patient Service Associate will assist patients at the front desk, greet them courteously, and maintain patient records. They will also handle copayments and answer incoming phone calls.
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