ANNOUNCEMENT OF Professional Vacancy

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK · DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER  
450 CLARKSON AVENUE, BOX 1194, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11203
Department: ADMITTING / PATIENT ACCESS Job Title: STAFF ASSISTANT II / REGISTRAR
Professional  Rank: SL-1 Descriptive Title: STAFF ASSISTANT II / REGISTRAR
Salary Range: COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Line Number: Line# 56795
Additional Position Information: *Please include the 5-digit Line Number and Job Title in the subject line and body of your email submission. Hours of work: Variable; Hours per week; Variable Days; Hours per week: 37.5
Brief Description of Duties:
Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is 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.

The Department of Patient Access at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Staff Assistant II. The successful candidate will:
- Interviews and verifies demographic, biographic, and financial information with the patient and/or family members in order to complete a registration using the Eagle Database System.
- Verify insurance eligibility of all patients through EMEV (Medicaid), MCVR (Medicare), EBLC (Blue Cross), and Relay (for all commercial insurances).
- Distribute information relating to patient’s rights and the HIPAA privacy law. Obtain patients signatures on all necessary forms authorizing consent and acknowledging receipt.
- Reconcile all patient charts.
- Assist patients or family members with inquiries.
- Admit patients utilizing the Orchestrate system. Convert an Outpatient Registration to Inpatient. Assign beds to all admitted patients. Perform Bed Transfers in Eagle to ensure patient is in correct room so physician can locate patient in Health Bridge.
- Adhere to all Regulatory Standards.
- Attend all Registration Meeting and complete all training in a timely manner.
- Order laboratory test utilizing the Cerner database and retrieve results upon request.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE ABOVE POSITION DESCRIPTION

All successful candidates must undergo various background checks, maintain credentials required for continued employment and adhere to the SUNY-DMC UHB Principles of Behavior.   Clinical Faculty and Allied Health professionals must receive and maintain Medical Board authorization.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree with at least one year of hospital-based experience preferred.
- Good communication skills & computer literacy highly desirable.
- Knowledge of third-party billing in Managed care plus.
Posting ID: 19058 Ref #: B/PR-56795-20
Persons interested in the above position should submit a resume along with a cover letter to ==>
Please include: Job Title( STAFF ASSISTANT II / REGISTRAR ), Line( 56795 ) and PostingID( 19058 )
The Employment Office
M.S.C.  1194
450 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203  ( email: Careers@downstate.edu )

Closing date for receipt of applications:

Internal Consideration Program: 01/01/29 Off-campus recruitment: 01/01/29

SUNY Downstate Medical Center offers a competitive salary and benefits package.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center 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, sexual orientation, familiar status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or criminal conviction.