UMass Memorial Health

Patient Access Schedule Agent

UMass Memorial Health
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $21 - $29 per hourWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in scheduling appointments and managing patient information while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential for effective interaction with patients and healthcare providers.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Appointment SchedulingPatient Demographics ManagementHealthcare Organization ExperienceBilingual CommunicationCustomer Service Skills

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Handle incoming phone calls from patients, families, and referring providers to schedule appointments across multiple providers, clinics, departments, practices, and campuses
  • Make outbound calls to patients to schedule specialist and subspecialist appointments
  • Collect and update patient demographics, insurance information, and account guarantor details
  • Collect patient liabilities before or on the date of service, as appropriate
  • Secure outside medical records based on appointment visit type
  • Schedule in-office procedures and procedure rooms
  • Apply knowledge of treatment areas and the priority and sequence of procedures, tests, and primary care services
  • Prioritize visits and services to optimize use of clinical staff, patients' time, equipment, and facilities
  • Attend required meetings, conferences, and seminars
  • Demonstrate quality improvement in daily operations
  • Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • High school diploma
  • English speaking, reading and writing skills
  • Strong intrapersonal and communication skills
  • Previous scheduling and/or phone customer services experience preferred
  • Previous experience in a health care organization preferred
  • Bilingual speaking, reading, and writing skills preferred
  • Regular, reliable, and predictable attendance
  • Compliance with departmental policies, procedures, health and safety regulations, and requirements

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Potential signing bonus, subject to eligibility
  • Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules prorated based on scheduled weekly hours
  • Union representation through SHARE (State Healthcare and Research Employees)

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Hard Skills
Patient SchedulingInsurance Information CollectionMedical Records ManagementProcedure CoordinationQuality Improvement
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsIntrapersonal SkillsReliabilityAttendance Compliance
Industry Keywords
HealthcarePatient CareClinical Staff OptimizationHealth and Safety Regulations