About this role
Your job is more than a job
Be the calm, capable first connection!
As a Patient Access Representative in the Emergency Department, you’re often the first person patients and families interact with during urgent and stressful moments. You bring professionalism, empathy, and accuracy to every interaction—helping patients navigate registration, admissions, and next steps with confidence and care.
Your work plays a critical role in patient safety, billing, and continuity of care, and you do it all while protecting confidentiality and keeping things moving in a fast-paced environment.
What You’ll Do:
Greet and assist patients and families in person and by phone
Register and admit patients for emergency, walk-in, and non-scheduled services
Create or activate patient accounts and enter accurate demographic and insurance information
Verify insurance eligibility and scan required documents
Support bed placement, transfers, and discharges in collaboration with clinical teams
Explain financial responsibility, collect payments when appropriate, and connect patients to financial assistance
Coordinate with case management and providers to ensure proper patient placement
Provide directions and guidance throughout the hospital as needed
What You Bring:
Strong customer service skills and a calm, compassionate presence
Ability to work accurately and efficiently in high-pressure situations
Team mindset and attention to detail
Minimum Requirements:
High School Diploma or GED (or 2 years of applicable experience in lieu of education)
2 years of customer service and/or healthcare experience
Make an impact when it matters most—every patient, every visit!
WORK SHIFT:
Variable Hours (United States of America)LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
Your extras
- Deliver healthcare with heart.
- Give people a reason to smile.
- Put a little love in your work.
- Be honest and real, but with compassion.
- Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
- Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
- See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
- Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
- Love what makes you, you - because we do
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
Simple things make the difference.
1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
4. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.
Other facts
About LCMC Health
We believe a hospital should actually be hospitable.
We’re a New Orleans-based, non-profit health system on a mission: to provide the best possible care for every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond, and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. And that means we do things a little differently around here.
Treating people like family is the LCMC Health way, and it always has been. Founded by Louisiana’s first freestanding children’s hospital, we’ve grown into a healthcare system that’s built to serve the unique needs of our communities and families across New Orleans, the Gulf Coast and beyond.
We believe in treating the whole patient, not just the condition. When you visit an LCMC Health facility, you will get the care that is best for you and your family because we believe that shared beliefs and positive outlooks are what drive our exceptional care.
We offer nine hospital locations: Children’s Hospital New Orleans, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center New Orleans, West Jefferson Medical Center, Lakeview Hospital, and Lakeside Hospital. We also deliver world-class care close to home through a network of urgent care centers across the greater New Orleans area in addition to our physician practices. With over 2,200 board-certified physicians specializing in everything from head to toe, our community can count on us to provide the right care, right where they need it.
We’ve got a rich history, but our sights are set on what comes next. We’re committed to leading the way to a healthier future for the Gulf Coast. That’s why we partner with local universities to bring the latest in care to our patients, and to train the next generation of healthcare professionals that will make a difference right here in our communities.
What you'll do
- As a Patient Access Representative, you will greet and assist patients and families, register and admit patients, and verify insurance eligibility. Your role is crucial in ensuring patient safety and continuity of care in a fast-paced environment.
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