Patient Experience Representative I - Ortho Sports Medicine (Waltham)

This position is 100% onsite at the Waltham location.

Schedule

• Monday / Wednesday: 10 am – 6:30 pm
• Tuesday / Thursday / Friday: 8 am – 4:30 pm or 8:30 am – 5 pm

About the role

The Patient Experience Representative I works under close supervision to provide support to the administrative operations of a clinical service and works to ensure the best possible patient experience by effectively coordinating services to patients and families. Demonstrates interest in and ability to departmental and organizational initiatives & projects with a focus on continuous process improvement. Performs various administrative functions requiring basic knowledge of programs and services.

Responsibilities

• Provides positive and effective customer service to patients, families, and visitors, responding to routine inquiries and involving supervisors for complex issues
• Greets, screens, directs, and registers patients; enrolls patients and caregivers in the patient portal
• Collaborates with referring providers and practices to manage complex patient issues; may rotate in call centers
• Schedules patient encounters and procedures under supervision; monitors daily schedules and coordinates flow to optimize patient experience
• Prepares for and attends shift handoffs and team huddles
• Collects patient vitals (e.g., height, weight, temperature) and completes questionnaires in EMR as needed
• Prepares examination rooms, assists patients, and ensures routine forms are ready for appointments
• Collects and processes patient demographics, insurance/payment, referral info, and clinical documentation; obtains authorizations and verifications
• Collects co-payments, reconciles deposits, and provides accurate records in hospital systems
• Transcribes treatment and billing data; communicates with other departments for clinical and administrative services
• Answers, screens, and routes calls; triages urgent calls and initiates emergency services when required
• Maintains calendars, schedules meetings/events, and supports logistics for departmental programs and presentations
• Processes prescription refills, letters, and external requests
• Participates in process improvement initiatives and supports internal changes to systems and procedures

Requirements

• High School Diploma / GED
• No healthcare experience required
• Basic customer service and computer skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Demonstrates empathy in difficult personal situations
• Ability to work with diverse internal and external constituencies
• Attention to detail and accuracy

Pay

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.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of $2,000 for full-time positions (not eligible for internal candidates or former BCH employees who worked here in the past 12 months)
• 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
• Discounted rates on T-passes