Patient Administration Specialist
About the role
Be the reason a patient's healthcare experience starts on the right foot. We're partnering with a well-established healthcare organization seeking a friendly, organized, and customer-focused professional to join their team as a Practice Assistant. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys helping people, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to build their career within healthcare administration. This is a Contract position based out of Methuen, MA (On‑Site). The anticipated application close date is Oct 19, 2026.
Responsibilities
- Welcome patients and visitors with professionalism and compassion
- Coordinate appointments, scheduling changes, and patient follow‑up needs
- Verify patient demographics, insurance information, and referrals
- Serve as a key communication hub between patients, providers, and staff
- Support smooth daily operations and patient flow throughout the practice
- Utilize Epic and other healthcare systems to maintain accurate records
Requirements
- Appointment scheduling experience
- Experience in a medical office, patient access, healthcare administration, or front desk role
- Epic EMR experience required
- Insurance verification and patient registration experience
- Strong customer service and communication skills
- Ability to multitask and remain calm in a busy environment
Skills
- Appointment scheduling
- Epic EMR proficiency
- Insurance verification
- Patient registration
- Customer service
- Communication
- Multitasking
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage
- 401(k) Retirement Plan (pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions)
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Pay
The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $22.00 per hour. Individual compensation within this range depends on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other job-related factors.
Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (onsite)