Practice Representative – Chelsea Laboratory

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Location

Chelsea, Massachusetts

Schedule

Monday through Friday

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

About the Role

Join Chelsea Shared Services as a Practice Representative supporting patients across a busy multiservice outpatient location.

You will be a welcoming first point of contact for patients while managing check-in, check-out, registration, scheduling, and other front-desk responsibilities. Because the location serves many Spanish-speaking patients, the ability to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish is important for this role.

Healthcare experience is welcome but not required. Candidates who are early in their careers and comfortable learning new systems are encouraged to apply.

What You’ll Do

Greet patients and visitors in a courteous and helpful manner

Check patients in and out for appointments

Register patients and verify demographic, insurance, and billing information

Collect required co-payments

Schedule and confirm appointments, mammograms, ultrasounds, laboratory services, and other follow-up care

Provide patients with preparation instructions and appointment information

Complete reminder and outreach calls

Take accurate information from patients and callers and route messages appropriately

Monitor the waiting area and help address patient-flow concerns

Prepare schedules, medical records, and other required documents

Confirm referrals, prior authorizations, and pre-certifications as needed

Complete required visit and billing documentation

Cross-train and provide front-desk coverage across services within the building

Services You May Support

The Chelsea location includes several outpatient services, such as:

Primary care

Laboratory services

Radiology

Mammography and bone density

Physical therapy

Specialty care

Urgent care

Assignments may vary based on patient and department needs.

What Success Looks Like

You will be successful in this role if you are:

Able to communicate effectively in English and Spanish

Warm, kind, and respectful with patients and colleagues

Dependable and ready to support the team

Organized and attentive to detail

Comfortable using computers and learning Epic

Willing to cross-train across different departments

Able to follow through on patient requests and scheduling needs

Flexible when priorities or coverage needs change

Why Join This Team?

You will join an experienced, supportive team where many employees have built long careers at the Chelsea location. Colleagues work closely together, help new employees learn, and treat one another with kindness and respect.

This is a strong entry point into healthcare for someone interested in learning patient access, scheduling, insurance verification, and multispecialty outpatient operations.

Free on-site parking is available.

Required Qualifications

High School diploma or GED required. Associate's degree preferred.

0-1 years related work experience required.

Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Preferred Qualifications

One year experience in a healthcare or service/hospitality environment.

Pay Range:

$20.50 - $27.59

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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