Patient Access Representative

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children's in Erie, PA, seeks a Patient Access Representative to be the first point of contact for patients and families, coordinating care and scheduling services with a focus on timely access and excellent service.

The role involves communicating with patients, families and providers, verifying information, and initiating financial clearance while supporting process improvements across the center.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in patient access, scheduling, registration, or customer service within a healthcare setting.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR), such as Epic or Cerner; proficient with Microsoft 365 applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the reference point for patients and families, handling scheduling and service inquiries.
• Provide accurate, timely information to patients, families and providers to support care access.
• Coordinate and schedule services using clinical knowledge and critical thinking.
• Enter patient data including demographics, insurance, guarantor, and clinical details.
• Initiate financial clearance processes such as eligibility verification, pre-certification, and payment review.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Critical thinking

Scheduling

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree or higher

Tools

Epic

Cerner

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners Children's is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family's ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Patient Access Representative serves as the first point of contact for patients and families at Shriners Children's, playing a critical role in facilitating timely access to care. This position is responsible for scheduling services efficiently while delivering exceptional customer service aligned with the organization's mission and values. The Patient Access Representative communicates with patients, families, and providers to coordinate care, identify and elevate potential service delays, and support continuous process improvement. This role also partners with leadership to identify workflow enhancements and contribute innovative solutions that improve the patient experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the "front door" for Shriners Children's, assisting new and existing patients with scheduling and service inquiries
• Provide accurate, timely information to patients, families and providers to support care access
• Utilize critical thinking and healthcare knowledge to coordinate and schedule services effectively
• Exercise sound judgment to accommodate special requests from internal and external customers
• Triage incoming calls within the System Contact Center, routing appropriately while adhering to established scripts and guidelines
• Follow defined protocols and workflows across multiple platforms to ensure accurate and efficient scheduling
• Accurately collect and enter patient data, including demographics, insurance, guarantor, and clinical details
• Initiate financial clearance processes such as eligibility verification, pre-certification, and payment review
• Identify potential delays or barriers to care and escalates issues to leadership as appropriate
• Contribute to ongoing process improvement by identifying opportunities and recommending solutions

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in patient access, scheduling, registration, or customer service within a healthcare setting
• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates degree or higher in a relevant field
• Experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR), such as Epic or Cerner
• Proficiency in Microsoft 356 applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.