Patient Service Specialist-Gastroenterology- Full Time
Required skills
- greeting patients
- answering telephones
- scheduling appointments
- patient registration
- verifying insurance
- collecting copayments
- cash-out and balancing
- HIPAA compliance
- prioritize tasks
- team structure
Nice to have
- Medical Office Assistant school
- medical terminology
- customer service related field
Role summary
Gastroenterology department is seeking a Full-Time Patient Service Specialist to join their team in Ithaca, NY. This role provides front-office support, ensuring smooth patient flow, accurate registration, and excellent customer service. Responsibilities include greeting patients, answering phones, scheduling appointments, verifying insurance, collecting payments, and maintaining patient information in an EHR system. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, detail-oriented, and possesses strong communication and computer skills. Experience in customer service and medical offices is preferred.
Patient Service Specialist - Gastroenterology- (Full-Time)
Deliver Exceptional Patient Experiences at the Front Door of Care
Gastroenterology is seeking a Full- Time Patient Service Specialist to join our dedicated team serving the Ithaca, Triphammer, NY location. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys helping people, thrives in a fast‑paced environment, and wants to grow within a respected healthcare organization.
The Patient Service Specialist provides daily front-office support, ensuring smooth patient flow, accurate registration, and exceptional customer service. This role is essential in creating a welcoming environment, supporting clinical teams, and maintaining accurate patient information in a fast-paced medical practice.
Your Workday:
Full-time position Typical hours: Monday - Friday 8 -5
What You’ll Receive:
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive health coverage
Immediate PTO accrual
Retirement plan with employer contributions
Career development and advancement opportunities
Tuition assistance programs
Employee wellness and support resources
Recognized Excellence:
Forbes Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals – 2025
Newsweek: America’s Greatest Workplaces – 2025/2026
Becker’s Best Places to Work – 2024, 2025
About Triphammer GI :
Guthrie Gastroenterology cares for patients with digestive tract disorders, liver disease, and conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, intestines, pancreas, gallbladder, and biliary tract. The department also emphasizes cancer screening and prevention, helping patients receive early diagnoses and treatment when needed. Guthrie states that its employees are committed to serving the community and providing excellent healthcare. Working as a Patient Service Specialist allows you to contribute directly to that mission while building valuable healthcare experience.Position Summary:
The Patient Service Specialist provides direct, daily operational front office support in a manner consistent with Guthrie Medical Group’s Service Excellence Standards. The Patient Service Specialist will continually demonstrate Patient Centeredness, Teamwork, and Excellence in the daily performance of their duties. This position requires the ability to be self‐motivated, flexible, punctual, detail oriented, have good time management skills and have excellent communication skills.
Education, License & Cert:
High School diploma/GED required. Graduation from a Medical Office Assistant school preferred.
Experience:
Demonstrated customer service commitment in a fast‐paced environment with a minimum of 1 year experience in a customer service related field preferred. Medical office experience and knowledge of medical terminology preferred. Must be comfortable with computers and learning new applications.
Essential Functions:
1. Responsible for greeting every patient in a courteous, professional, and timely manner every Time.
2. Responsible for answering telephones in a friendly and efficient manner in conjunction with Guthrie’s Telephone Standards. Screens telephone calls, takes messages and provides information.
3. Responsible for scheduling and maintaining all patient appointments electronically. Verifies patient information at time of scheduling and assigns B# / MRN to new patients. Responsible for editing appointment schedule at the direction of practice management.
4. Registers patient. Reviews, verifies and corrects patient demographic and insurance information along with scanning current insurance cards into the patient’s confidential medical record.
5. Verify eligibility for major insurance carriers including but not limited to New York and Pennsylvania Medical Assistance to ensure accurate billing. Complete various types of insurance forms, pre‐certifications and referrals.
6. Possess the ability to inform, quote, and collect copayments, insurance deductibles, deposits, or unpaid balances at the time of registration as per Guthrie Medical Group, P.C. ‘s policies and guidelines.
7. Responsible for daily cash‐out and balancing in accordance with the Patient Cash Control Policy.
8. Performs liaison duties between patients, physicians, hospital staff, organizational departments, etc., keeping the departments fully aware of all necessary information. Keeps patients informed of any delays.
9. Adheres to departmental and organizational policies and attends meetings/huddles as required.
10. Requires the ability to prioritize daily tasks simultaneously in a fast‐paced, ever changing work environment within a strong team structure.
11. Maintains strict confidentiality related to patient health information in accordance with HIPAA compliance.
12. Assists with and completes other projects or duties as assigned including participating in all quality initiatives established by the organization.
Pay ranges from $17.34-$23.96 based off experience
Other Duties:
1. Other duties as assigned.
