Part Time - Patient Access Customer Service Representative

About the role

As a Patient Access Representative, you will be the first point of contact for patients, ensuring they receive fast, compassionate, and accurate access to care. This is a frontline healthcare customer service role where you directly impact patient experience, hospital operations, and revenue cycle success.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service and assist patients and families with the check-in process, working across multiple computer systems to register patients efficiently.
• Answer phones and gather accurate patient information quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Support timely access to care by minimizing delays in registration and answer questions with confidence, clarity, and compassion.
• Build trust with patients during moments when they may be ill, anxious, confused, or overwhelmed.
• Navigate diverse insurance plans and coverage details, enter demographics and medical data, collect co-pays, and provide cost estimates when applicable.
• Collaborate with nurses, physicians, and care teams to ensure smooth patient flow.

Requirements

• Exceptional customer service experience, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong composure and professionalism in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize quickly with high attention to detail.
• Comfortable with shifting priorities based on patient needs.
• Experience with patient access, medical registration, insurance verification, or front desk is a plus (but not required).
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to pass background check, drug test, and meet vaccination requirements.

Benefits

• Experience in healthcare administration and patient access.
• Exposure to revenue cycle, insurance processes, and hospital operations.
• Opportunity for growth within R1.
• A team environment focused on innovation, collaboration, and patient experience.
• Meaningful work supporting patients during urgent and emotional moments.
• Competitive benefits package.

Pay

For this US-based position, the base pay range is $16.12 - $23.21 per hour. Individual pay is determined by role, level, location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

Part Time | Saturdays, 8:30am - 1:30pm