Patient Experience Representative (Float Pool) New college graduates

Status

Full-Time

Standard Hours per Week

40

Job Posting Category

Administration

Job Posting Description

Monday - Friday (in-person) 40 hours 
Schedule flexibility is needed to work shifts between 7:00am – 7:00pm.

Travel to Boston, Brookline and Jamaica Plain is required (all locations are accessible by public transportation).

Sign-on Bonus of $2,000 for full time (taxes/terms apply).
 
New 2025 college graduate and/or recent college graduates: Ready to start a career in healthcare and want to learn more about different specialties?  The Float Pool is a great way for you to learn about different departments at our pediatric hospital in an administrative/customer service capacity.  We can be flexible on start date. 

After successful completion of training, the PER Float will work in ambulatory clinic areas, telephone page operations, and/or the practice liaison program as part of the float pool to provide administrative and customer service support to departments.


The Patient Experience Representative/Patient Access (Float pool) will be responsible for: 

• Customer Service:
  • Demonstrating positive and effective customer service that supports departmental and hospital operations, patients and families.
  • Responding to routine inquiries about hospital protocol, policies and procedures.
  • Greeting, screening and directing patients, families and visitors.
  • May be required to rotate in departments with call centers.
• Patient Registration/Admissions/Discharge:
  • May be required to collect height, weight and temperature and answer questionnaires in EMR.
  • With guidance, may prepare rooms for examinations and provide assistance to patients according to established procedures and instructions.
  • Recording and processing patient demographics, insurance/payment and referral information for all patient encounters.
  • Collecting all necessary clinical documentation and information. Transcribing code and patient treatment information into a billing system.
  • May collect, record and secure co-payments made by patients and families, reconcile payments and prepare deposits.
  • Obtaining required authorizations, referrals and verifications of insurance to compile patient and staff schedules.
• Scheduling:
  • Scheduling patient encounters and procedures to coordinate with and across providers, departments and institutions.
  • Monitoring daily schedule and coordinating flow to optimize resource utilization and patient experience. Communicating with clinicians and/or supervisors and routing patients/visitors to maintain efficient patient/visitor flow.
• Administration:
  • Answering, screening and routing telephone calls. Recording and forwarding messages and triaging calls for urgent information or assistance within scope of knowledge and authority.
  • Scheduling meetings, programs and events. Maintaining calendars for physicians/supervisors.
  • Assisting in organizing and scheduling conferences, seminars and other department-sponsored programs or events.
  • Providing routine clerical support as needed.
  • May collect and organize medical records, information, materials and supplies required for appointments.
• Technology:
  • Utilizing all office technology, including phone systems, email, Microsoft Office, as well as clinical, scheduling and billing applications.
  • Enrolling patients and caregivers in patient portal.

To qualify, you must have:

• High School Diploma / GED required.

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.
administrative
customer service
front desk

Office/Site Location

Boston

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Regular

Remote Eligibility

Onsite Only