Patient Account Representative

This position is onsite in Waltham.
Schedule is Monday - Friday; some Saturday coverage as needed

Key Responsibilities for the Sr. Patient Experience Representative:

• Demonstrates effective and empathetic customer service that supports departmental and hospital operations. Responds to patient needs and escalated concerns, ensuring a high-quality experience and timely resolution.
• Greets, screens, and directs patients, families, and visitors; monitors clinic flow to optimize the patient experience.
• Registers new patients and verifies demographic, insurance, and referral information.
• Obtains authorizations and referrals, enters billing and treatment codes, reconciles payments, and prepares deposits.
• Schedules patient appointments and procedures across providers and departments.
• May rotate into call center roles; communicate with referring providers and practices to facilitate patient management.
• Trains, orients, and cross-trains staff on departmental systems, policies, and procedures.
• Enrolls patients and caregivers in the patient portal and ensure staff is informed of customer service and IT system updates.
• Participates in and contributes to departmental initiatives, recommending and implementing process improvements.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of administrative, front desk or related healthcare experience required.

PER positions are currently eligible for a Sign-on Bonus of $2,000 for full time positions (not eligible for internal candidates and not eligible for former BCH employees who worked here in the past 12 months)

The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.