Patient Experience Representative I- Neurosurgery

Customer Service

• Provides positive, effective customer service to patients, families, visitors, and referring providers.
• Greets, screens, directs, and responds to routine inquiries on hospital protocols.
• Addresses escalated or complex issues and collaborates to resolve patient concerns.
• May rotate through call center functions.

Patient Registration / Admissions / Discharge

• Collects basic vitals (H/W/T) and completes EMR questionnaires as needed.
• Monitors clinic flow and supports optimal patient experience.
• Registers new patients; verifies and processes demographics, insurance, referrals, authorizations, and required documentation.
• Assists with room preparation and routine clinical support tasks.
• Supports billing processes: coding entry, collecting copays, reconciling payments, and preparing deposits.
• Coordinates with Financial Counseling and other departments for administrative or insurance-related needs.

Scheduling

• Schedules appointments and procedures across providers and departments.
• Monitors and adjusts daily schedule to optimize flow; communicates with clinicians and supervisors as needed.

Patient Flow Coordination

• Participates in shift handoffs and team huddles to support coordinated care.

Administration

• Manages calendars, schedules meetings/events, and supports conferences and department programs.
• Prepares documents, presentations, requisitions, and standard forms.
• Triages calls, routes urgent requests, and initiates emergency services when required.
• Provides routine clerical support (mail, copying, distributing materials, organizing medical records).
• Processes letters, external requests, and prescription refills.

Technology

• Uses phone systems, email, Microsoft Office, and clinical/scheduling/billing applications.
• Enrolls patients and caregivers in the patient portal.

Process Improvement

• Contributes to departmental and organizational improvement initiatives.
• Recommends and helps implement updates to systems and procedures.

• High School Diploma / GED

• A common knowledge or an understanding of basic computer skills and concepts.
• Makes use of customer service knowledge to assist patients and families in resolving problems.
• Conveys a positive demeanor when interacting with patients, families, and coworkers.
• Ability to communicate in a clear, effective manner both orally and in writing and demonstrate empathy in difficult personal situations.
• Ability to work with diverse internal and external constituencies.
• Demonstrates the ability to pay attention to detail and accuracy.
• Interpersonal skills, collaboration, and communication.

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. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes 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.