Entry Level Patient Representative Jobs
New grad patient representative jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong internship background or hands-on customer service work can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Healthcare & Medical Services, Technology & Software, and Education, with employers like Portage Hospital, Sutter Health, and 42 North Dental hiring at this level now.
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Description
Summary:
Patient Access Representatives facilitate a welcome and easy access to the facility and are responsible for establishing an encounter for any patient who meets the guidelines for hospital service. Patient Access staff ensures that all data entry is accurate including demographic and financial information for each account. Patient Access has numerous procedural requirements including data elements, insurance verification, authorization for services, and collections for all patient portions including prior balances. Patient Access staff is responsible for the successful financial outcome of all patient services. Patient Access is responsible for ensuring the hospital maintains compliance with Federal regulations, JCAHO, and Department of Health and Hospital compliance standards. Patient Access communicates directly with patients and families, physicians, nurses, insurance companies and third party payers. This position requires professional appearance, and behavior, good communication skills and effective organizational skills. Patient Access representatives require dependability, flexibility, and teamwork.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Accurately inputs all required data elements for scheduling and registration, including patient demographic, financial information, guarantor information, and relevant notes associated with the encounter.
- Verifies insurance eligibility and obtains necessary authorizations for services rendered.
- Calculates and collects the estimated patient portion based on benefits and contract reimbursement as well as prior balances.
- Performs financial assessment for appropriate program assistance.
- Communicates the purpose of and obtains patient/legal guardian signatures on all necessary hospital documents.
- Represents the Patient Access department in a professional, courteous manner at ALL times.
- Required to assist the hospital in the event of an internal or external disaster.
- Supports the flexible needs of the department to accommodate patient volume in all areas of the hospital. This may require assignment to another area of the department, and shift change.
- Supports the department in achieving established performance targets.
- Completes required training as needed and as mandated.
- Maintains the team discipline of following all elements of established standard processes.
- Works with HPWT (High Performance Work Teams) to maintain an efficient, clean, and orderly workplace using 5S principles and practices once implemented in the work unit.
- Coordinates, communicates, and assists in monitoring work flow and work tasks necessary to manage fluctuating volumes.
- Provides feedback to the team to help identify educational needs, and mediation needs by reporting IPOs (issues, problems, and opportunities).
- Demonstrates competence to perform assigned responsibilities in a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of the members served by the department.
- Appropriately adapts assigned assessment, treatment, and/or service methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific and other developmental needs of each member served.
- Takes personal responsibility to ensure compliance with all policies, procedures and standards as promulgated by state and federal agencies, the hospital, and other regulatory entities.
- Performs all duties in a manner that protects the confidentiality of patients and does not solicit or disclose any confidential information unless it is necessary in the performance of assigned job duties.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- High School Diploma or equivalent experience preferred
Experience
- 1 – 3 years of experience preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- None required
Work Schedule:
8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type:
Full Time
Description
Summary:
Patient Access Representatives facilitate a welcome and easy access to the facility and are responsible for establishing an encounter for any patient who meets the guidelines for hospital service. Patient Access staff ensures that all data entry is accurate including demographic and financial information for each account. Patient Access has numerous procedural requirements including data elements, insurance verification, authorization for services, and collections for all patient portions including prior balances. Patient Access staff is responsible for the successful financial outcome of all patient services. Patient Access is responsible for ensuring the hospital maintains compliance with Federal regulations, JCAHO, and Department of Health and Hospital compliance standards. Patient Access communicates directly with patients and families, physicians, nurses, insurance companies and third party payers. This position requires professional appearance, and behavior, good communication skills and effective organizational skills. Patient Access representatives require dependability, flexibility, and teamwork.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Accurately inputs all required data elements for scheduling and registration, including patient demographic, financial information, guarantor information, and relevant notes associated with the encounter.
- Verifies insurance eligibility and obtains necessary authorizations for services rendered.
- Calculates and collects the estimated patient portion based on benefits and contract reimbursement as well as prior balances.
- Performs financial assessment for appropriate program assistance.
- Communicates the purpose of and obtains patient/legal guardian signatures on all necessary hospital documents.
- Represents the Patient Access department in a professional, courteous manner at ALL times.
- Required to assist the hospital in the event of an internal or external disaster.
- Supports the flexible needs of the department to accommodate patient volume in all areas of the hospital. This may require assignment to another area of the department, and shift change.
- Supports the department in achieving established performance targets.
- Completes required training as needed and as mandated.
- Maintains the team discipline of following all elements of established standard processes.
- Works with HPWT (High Performance Work Teams) to maintain an efficient, clean, and orderly workplace using 5S principles and practices once implemented in the work unit.
- Coordinates, communicates, and assists in monitoring work flow and work tasks necessary to manage fluctuating volumes.
- Provides feedback to the team to help identify educational needs, and mediation needs by reporting IPOs (issues, problems, and opportunities).
- Demonstrates competence to perform assigned responsibilities in a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of the members served by the department.
- Appropriately adapts assigned assessment, treatment, and/or service methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age-specific and other developmental needs of each member served.
- Takes personal responsibility to ensure compliance with all policies, procedures and standards as promulgated by state and federal agencies, the hospital, and other regulatory entities.
- Performs all duties in a manner that protects the confidentiality of patients and does not solicit or disclose any confidential information unless it is necessary in the performance of assigned job duties.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- High School Diploma or equivalent experience preferred
Experience
- 1 – 3 years of experience preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- None required
Work Schedule:
8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type:
Full Time
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- Portage Hospital16
- Sutter Health14
- 42 North Dental12
- CHRISTUS Health10
- R1 Rcm9
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- Technology & Software15
- Education9
- Science & Research2
- Non-Profit & Social Services2
Entry Level Patient Representative Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level patient representative job?
Employers hiring at this level look for strong communication skills, empathy, and comfort working with patients or customers under pressure. Internships in healthcare settings, volunteer work at clinics, or customer service experience in any industry all strengthen your application. Highlighting familiarity with medical terminology or electronic health records, even from a course, gives candidates a real edge at the entry level stage.
Which companies hire entry level patient representatives?
Companies hiring entry level patient representatives right now include Portage Hospital, Sutter Health, and 42 North Dental, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a wide range of employers, including hospital systems, outpatient clinics, insurance companies, and healthcare staffing agencies actively building their patient services teams.
Are there remote entry level patient representative jobs?
Yes, though most openings at this level are still on-site or hybrid. About 2% of entry level patient representative openings are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, with remote roles most common in insurance, billing support, and patient intake functions where work can be handled entirely by phone or computer.
Are these new grad patient representative jobs?
Yes, these listings include new grad, recent graduate, and junior roles that explicitly welcome candidates with little or no professional experience. A new grad friendly posting typically accepts zero to two years of experience, counts internships or clinical rotations toward requirements, or values a relevant certificate or coursework in lieu of a full work history.
Which industries hire the most entry level patient representatives?
Entry Level patient representative roles concentrate in Healthcare & Medical Services, Technology & Software, and Education, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Those sectors drive the most hiring at this level because they depend on high volumes of patient and customer contact, creating steady demand for entry level staff to handle scheduling, intake, billing inquiries, and advocacy.