Patient Experience Representative – Ophthalmology (Waltham)

*PER Positions are currently eligible for a Sign-on Bonus of $2,000 for full time positions
(Not eligible for internal folks)

We currently have an open position in our Waltham office for a Patient Experience Representative role. This role is front-facing with our patients at our front desk and assists in check-in, patient scheduling, and patient concerns, and also assists with our call center and various projects throughout the department.

This is a hybrid position – one day remote, four days onsite at Waltham per week! The schedule is 8:30am – 5pm but may require covering the 11 am-7:30 pm shift, and may also require occasional coverage for a Saturday shift.

This Patient Experience Representative and will be responsible for:

• Patient Encounter Management:
  • Providing positive and effective customer service that supports unit operations
  • Collaborating with referring providers and practices
  • Obtaining required authorizations to compile patient and staff schedules
  • Scheduling patients and supporting the patient encounter
• Check In / Check Out:
  • Greeting and directing patients, families and visitors
  • Monitoring daily schedule and coordinating flow with clinicians/supervisor
  • Reconciling payments and preparing deposits, providing record of transactions in Hospital systems
  • Facilitating and directing communication with Financial Counseling
• Administrative:
  • Recording and forwarding messages, triaging call for urgent information or services, initiating call for emergency services
  • Providing routine clerical support as needed

To qualify, you must have:

• A high school level of education, Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Prior customer service or administrative experience preferred
• The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and provide empathy in difficult interpersonal situations
• The ability to work with diverse internal and external constituencies

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.