Job Opportunities

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.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Ambulatory Care Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Staff Assistant 2 / Registrar. The successful candidate will:

• Provide general administrative support for clinical and financial operations, to ensure the expeditious processing of the patient scheduling functions. 
• Arrange timely clinical appointments, reschedule/cancel patient appointments when necessary. 
• Verify patients health insurance in healthcare applications.
• Prepare charts, retrieve related reports.
• Secure referrals and/or authorizations for patient visits.
• Work within the call center or outpatient department clinical suites as necessary.
• Interview and obtain demographic and financial information for hospital, registration and billing office.
• Answer phone calls courteously and appropriately direct all incoming calls to the call center.
• Scan documents as needed.
• Assist the department with special projects as assigned.
• Contact patients of missed appointments, send missed appointment notifications when necessary. 

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma.
• Related work experience in a hospital outpatient or private medical practice.
• Strong computer skills.
• Knowledge of Eagle System/Allscript Scheduling platforms. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday; Variable Hours (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 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 or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu