Job Summary:

Hospital Patient Services Clerks perform a wide variety of routine clerical duties in outpatient hospital/clinical settings where there is frequent contact with patients and their families. Incumbents interview patients to obtain financial information, medical data, and personal histories; arrange and schedule appointments; explain appointments and hospital procedures to patients; direct patients to the appropriate locations and coordinate with various hospital departments to ensure efficient patient flow; arrange patient transportation for hospital admissions; ensure the safe handling of patient valuables; issue information for birth and death certificates; accept and process patient payments; and perform related medical record functions.

Minimum Qualifications:

The NYS Department of Civil Service has developed the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program, Effective April 5th, 2023. During this program, the NYS Civil Service Exam requirements are suspended for the Hospital Patient Services Clerk 1, SG07 title.

For consideration for this title, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

One year full-time clerical, secretarial or patient care experience in a healthcare setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Days:

Varies

Message to Applicants: 

Applications are accepted here for candidates that are interested in the Hospital Patient Services Clerk 1, SG07 title at SUNY Upstate!

Please be sure to review the minimum qualifications listed above to confirm you are eligible for consideration. For the duration of the HELP program, the NYS Civil Service exam requirements are suspended. This means during this program applicants will not have to take the NYS Civil Service Exam to be considered for appointment.

Please note: This is a generic posting to collect applicants interested in this title at SUNY Upstate. To view all openings for this title please search our job page at this link: https://www.upstate.edu/hr/jobs/

Position Status: Varies

Salary: $36,040

Recruitment Office: Human Resources

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.