Ambulatory Services Representative IIPer Diem - Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Boston Medical Center; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Boston Medical Center is seeking an Ambulatory Services Representative II for the OB/GYN Clinic on a part-time, per diem schedule (Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm). The role centers on patient access, including registration, insurance verification, scheduling, and charge entry, with extensive administrative support to the clinical team.

The ideal candidate has strong English communication, customer service experience, and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• HS/GED with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Associates degree with 1 year relevant experience.
• Experience with medical billing or similar setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate front-end customer service and patient registration.
• Assist with insurance verification and scheduling.
• Perform charge entry and billing edits.
• Support physician and department calendars and credentialing.
• Handle reception, MPI, demographics, visit management, referrals.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Multitasking

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Education

HS/GED + 3+ years experience

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Associates + 1 year experience

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

MS Access

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The incumbent is responsible for coordinating all the functions and activities related to patient access including, but not limited to: front end customer service, patient registration, insurance/coverage verification, appointment scheduling, charge entry, billing and managed care, and a variety of administrative duties in support of department (such as coordination of physician credentialing, handling phones & mail, filling out forms, filing, photocopying, faxing, preparing letters, reports, etc.).

Position: Ambulatory Services Representative II

Department: OB/GYN Clinic

Schedule: Part Time - Per Diem - Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

Focuses on one or more of the following areas, and provides support as needed to optimize daily flow:

• Charge entry
• Batch controls
• Billing (TES) edits
• Hold bill edits
• Charge reconciliations

Billing and managed care functions (including responding to billing inquires, corresponding with insurance carriers, and investigating discrepancies, etc.).

Provides general administrative support to include, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software to create and edit department documents and/or presentations.

Provides physician and departmental support such as managing physician & manager calendars, scheduling physician & managers' administrative appointments, answering departmental calls, credentialing documents, etc.

In addition, performs a wide variety of administrative duties to ensure proper functioning of assigned department including, but not limited to:

• Reception & customer service
• creating or verifying Master Patient Index (MPI)
• registration demographics
• visit management
• appointment scheduling (including consults, tests, in-office procedures, follow-up visits and cross-booking interpreters, social services, radiology, etc.)
• insurance/coverage verification
• co-payment collection
• front-end review and correcting registration & insurance edits
• pre-authorization, referral coordination and referral reconciliation
• Referral work lists

Provides a variety of administrative duties in support of the practice (such as handling phones & mail, filling out forms, filing, photocopying, faxing, preparing letters, reports, etc.).

Adheres to all of BMC's RESPECT behavioral standards.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• HS/GED plus 3+ years relevant experience.
• Bachelors degree or
• Associates plus 1 year relevant experience

EXPERIENCE

• Experience with medical billing or similar setting preferred.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written) and interpersonal skills are required to interact with internal and external contacts in a courteous and patient focused manner.
• Demonstrated customer service skills, including the ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking and creativity when resolving customer issues.
• Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality of all personal/health sensitive information.
• Ability to effectively handle challenging situations and to balance multiple priorities.
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and web/internet is required. Experience with standard hospital registration & billing systems or ability to learn such systems is also required.

Compensation Range:

$22.36- $27.26

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