Patient Accounts Representative

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health insurance

Student loan subsidies

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital is seeking a Patient Accounts Representative to provide positive customer service while managing patient accounts, verifying insurance information, submitting claims, resolving billing issues, and ensuring timely communication with patients, families, payers, and internal departments.

The role strengthens accurate billing workflows, supports revenue cycle operations, reviews claims for accuracy, resolves denials, and collaborates with clinical teams.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Previous medical billing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verify and update patient demographic, insurance, referral, and authorization information to ensure accurate account processing.
• Submit accurate insurance claims within required timeframes.
• Review claims for accuracy, resolve billing errors, and address claim processing issues with payers.
• Monitor denials and payer issues; elevate concerns as appropriate.
• Collaborate with clinical departments and internal partners to resolve account issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Team collaboration

Computer proficiency

Prioritization

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Automated billing systems

Job description

At Boston Children's Hospital, the quality of our care and our inclusive hospital working environment lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we're committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us and discover how your unique contribution can change lives. Yours included.

Position Summary

The Patient Accounts Representative provides positive and effective customer service that supports departmental and hospital operations. This role is responsible for managing patient accounts, verifying insurance information, submitting accurate claims, resolving billing issues, and ensuring timely communication with patients, families, payers, and internal departments. The Patient Accounts Representative works closely with physician offices, service sites, and ancillary departments to support accurate billing and account resolution.

Highly preferred candidates will have experience with hospital-based billing and collections, a strong understanding of payer processes, and knowledge of CPT codes and medical billing practices. Candidates with experience resolving insurance claims, working with payers, and supporting revenue cycle operations are strongly encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Verify and update patient demographic, insurance, referral, and authorization information to ensure accurate account processing.
• Confirm insurance eligibility using payer websites, available technology, and communication with third-party payers.
• Prepare and submit accurate insurance claims within required timeframes.
• Review claims for accuracy, resolve billing errors, and address claim processing issues with payers.
• Work payer scrubber and denial reports to identify and resolve outstanding insurance claims.
• Research and prepare payer appeals and provide necessary documentation to support claim payment.
• Maintain clear and accurate account notes documenting all actions taken.
• Collaborate with clinical departments, physician offices, referral/authorization teams, and other internal partners to resolve account issues.
• Monitor trends related to denials, claim errors, and payer issues and elevate concerns as appropriate.
• Maintain a working knowledge of third-party payer contracts and hospital billing processes.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives and departmental projects.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required.

Experience:

• Previous medical billing experience, preferably working with automated billing systems, is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret routine account and billing information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with patients, families, hospital employees, and external partners.
• Ability to provide empathy and support when handling difficult patient or billing situations.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse internal and external teams.
• Strong computer skills and ability to accurately enter and retrieve information from automated systems.
• Ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines in a team-oriented environment.

Schedule

Full-time-hybrid /remote

Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including 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.

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.