Patient Access Coordinator

Boston Medical Center; Boston; On-site; PHP 1,866,000 - 2,414,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts

403(b) savings matches

Earned time cash out

Paid time off

Career advancement opportunities

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Boston Medical Center has a posting for a Patient Access Coordinator in the Labor and Delivery unit. The role provides essential secretarial and clerical support, greeting patients, registering them, verifying insurance, and scheduling appointments.

It acts as the unit's administrative hub during shifts and supports nurses and physicians in a fast-paced environment. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, strong English proficiency, and the ability to handle medical terminology and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required with strong English communication skills.
• Ability to interpret medical terminology and abbreviations accurately.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and hospital information systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial and clerical support to physicians, nurses and staff.
• Greet patients and families, register patients, and verify insurance information.
• Answer and direct telephone calls; schedule appointments; update patient dispositions.
• Serve as the unit's centralized administrative hub during the shift.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

English proficiency

Multilingual abilities

Organizational skills

Telephone etiquette

Medical terminology understanding

Typing/administrative tasks

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

SEM

IDX

SDK

Office equipment troubleshooting

Job description

Open — Boston Medical Center has a posting for this job. Posted 2 Nov 2026.

This posting

Posted 2 Nov 2026 · Part-time · Pay not stated

About this job

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides secretarial and office clerical support to a team of physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers within the Labor & Delivery unit. Greets patients and family members; registers patients; answers and directs telephone calls; obtains and verifies insurance information. Schedules appointments, updates dispositions of patients. Serves as the unit's centralized focus of administration, information, and communications during the assigned shift.

Performs other duties as needed.

Position: Patient Access Coordinator

Department: Labor and Delivery

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• Requires a high school education or GED.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Work requires demonstrated competence to effectively speak, read, and write English. Multilingual skills (beyond that of English) in languages appropriate to the patient populations served by the Boston Medical Center are preferred.
• Work requires the ability to accurately interpret and utilize medical terminology and abbreviations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with various computer software systems, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and hospital-wide systems such as SEM, IDX, SDK, etc.
• Ability to use and troubleshoot basic office equipment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact appropriately with nursing staff, patients, families/visitors, physicians, and other hospital staff in a fast-paced environment.
• Organizational skills to effectively set priorities and efficiently complete assigned work.
• Ability to effectively apply basic administrative skills, e.g., typing, filing, telephone skills, etc.
• Work requires physical ability to meet core job requirements in accordance with practice setting demands for the patient populations regularly served.

Compensation Range:

$21.47- $27.77

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, and licensure/certifications directly related to position requirements. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

Each posting applies separately and lists its own pay.