Patient Access Schedule Agent (Partially Remote) M-F 900-530
Worcester, MA - USA
Job Summary
Are you a current UMass Memorial Health caregiver Apply now through Workday.
Exemption Status:
Non-ExemptHiring Range:
$20.94 - $29.27Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations.
Schedule Details:
Monday through FridayScheduled Hours:
9:00-5:30Shift:
1 - Day Shift 8 Hours (United States of America)Hours:
40Cost Center:
99940 - 5492 Patient Access CenterUnion:
SHARE (State Healthcare and Research Employees)This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Everyone Is a Caregiver
At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.
Major Responsibilities:
- Handles incoming phone calls from patients families and referring providers to schedule patient appointments. Scheduling scope includes multiple providers across multiple clinics/departments practices across multiple campuses.
- Makes outbound phone calls to patients to schedule appointments with specialists and subspecialists.
- As part of the appointment scheduling process secure the information needed to facilitate the financial aspects of medical care such as patient demographics (name date of birth etc.) insurance information and account guarantor. Processes updates and corrections to patient insurance and demographic information. Collects patient liabilities prior to or on the date of service as appropriate.
- Based upon appointment visit type secure medical records from outside health care organizations to ensure the provider has the necessary medical information to provide care.
- Schedules in office procedures (such as biopsies etc.) which often requires scheduling the appointment and scheduling the room where the procedure will take place.
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Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
- High school diploma.
Preferred:
- Associates degree in business or healthcare-related field.
Experience/Skills:
Required:
- English speaking reading and writing skills.
- Strong intrapersonal and communication skills.
Preferred:
- Previous scheduling and/or phone customer services experience.
- Previous experience in a health care organization.
- Bilingual speaking reading and writing skills.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
Shift Time: 9:00-5:30
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.
Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
About Company
UMass Memorial Health is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts offering the region’s most sophisticated medical technology & support services.