Patient Experience Representative II- Pain Center

Boston Children's Hospital; Brookline (MA); In loco; USD 25.000 - 33.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Sign-on bonus $2,000

100% onsite

Descrizione del lavoro

Boston Children's Hospital in Brookline, MA is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support a clinical service’s operations and deliver an exceptional patient and family experience. The role handles front-desk tasks, registration, and process improvements, with a strong focus on service and collaboration.

You will use Microsoft Office and hospital systems to greet patients, collect demographics and insurance information, coordinate scheduling, and assist with inquiries.

Competenze

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's preferred.
• Minimum 6 months of relevant healthcare experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and healthcare technology systems.
• Strong customer service, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Empathy and effective communication with diverse patients and families.
• Detail-oriented with strong organization and prioritization.
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration skills.

Mansioni

• Provide courteous customer service and greet and register patients.
• Collect demographics, insurance, referrals, and required documentation.
• Coordinate scheduling and support patient flow and throughput.
• Answer calls, route messages, and manage calendars and meetings.
• Process payments and coordinate with Financial Counseling.
• Enroll patients in the patient portal and use hospital systems.
• Support continuous process improvements and collaboration.

Conoscenze

Customer service

Communication

Empathy

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Independent work

Formazione

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Healthcare technology systems

EMR systems

Phone systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Position Summary

Under general supervision, supports administrative operations of a clinical service and helps ensure an exceptional patient and family experience. Performs administrative functions, delivers customer service, and participates in process improvement and operational initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Customer Service

• Provides effective customer service to support departmental and hospital operations.
• Assists patients, families, and visitors by greeting, screening, directing, and registering patients.
• Responds to routine inquiries regarding hospital procedures, policies, and services.
• Assists with customer service concerns and escalates complex issues as needed.
• Communicates with referring providers and practices to support care coordination.
• May rotate through call center environments as needed.

2. Patient Registration/Admissions/Discharge

• Collects patient information, including demographics, insurance, referrals, payments, and required documentation.
• Obtains authorizations, referrals, and insurance verification.
• Assists with clinic operations and resolves scheduling concerns.
• May collect basic clinical information, complete EMR questionnaires, and prepare exam rooms and appointment materials.
• Processes and reconciles patient payments according to hospital procedures.
• Facilitates communication with Financial Counseling.
• May assist with staff onboarding and training.

3. Patient Flow Coordination

• Participates in shift handoffs and team huddles.
• Supports efficient patient flow and a positive patient experience.

4. Administration

• Answers, screens, routes, and triages phone calls; responds to routine requests and forwards messages as needed.
• Maintains calendars and schedules meetings, events, conferences, and programs.
• Prepares meeting materials, presentations, forms, and requisitions.
• Provides clerical support, including record management, mail processing, copying, filing, and document distribution.
• Coordinates with internal departments to support operations.
• Processes correspondence, outside requests, medical record requests, and prescription refill requests.

5. Technology

• Uses hospital systems, phone systems, email, Microsoft Office, and clinical, scheduling, and billing applications.
• Enrolls patients and caregivers in the patient portal.

6. Process Improvement

• Participates in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assists with workflow, process, and system changes.

7. Scheduling

• Schedules patient appointments, procedures, and related encounters across providers, departments, and institutions.
• Monitors schedules and coordinates patient flow to optimize resources and patient experience.
• Communicates with clinicians and staff to support efficient operations.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred.

Experience:

• Internal: Minimum 6 months as a PER.
• External: Minimum 6 months of relevant healthcare experience.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and healthcare technology systems.
• Strong customer service, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and demonstrate empathy in challenging situations.
• Ability to work with diverse patients, families, and colleagues.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction.

Schedule: M-F, 700a-330p, 100% onsite

Sign-On Bonus

Eligible for a $2,000 sign-on bonus. Internal candidates and former BCH employees who worked at the hospital within the past two years are not eligible.

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.