Patient Services Representative - Gardiner Family Medicine

Patient Access / Front DeskNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$19.5-$35.18/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 45m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Performs receptionist, registration, and clerical duties associated with delivering patient care with focus on excellent customer service.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Greet patients and caregivers, explain the intake process, answer questions
  • Accurately register patients and capture required demographic, billing, and clinical information
  • Verify insurance, obtain authorizations, and check medical necessity
  • Collect copays, deductibles, and coinsurance or refer to financial counseling
  • Coordinate with unit staff to support timely placement and reduce delays
  • Meet productivity, quality, and privacy standards

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Experience in registration, billing, scheduling, or customer service preferred
  • Working knowledge of insurance and authorizations a plus
  • Strong data entry, communication, and teamwork skills

Compensation Information

$19.50 - $35.18

The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations.

In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials.

We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Job Exempt

No

Benefits

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness

We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness

Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.

Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440.

Key Skills

Patient registrationInsurance verificationMedical billingAuthorization processing

Patient Access & Front Desk Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$57k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $59k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Patient Access & Front Desk pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

What does the Patient Access & Front Desk market look like in Maine?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$59k in purchasing powerMaine index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Patient Access & Front Desk pay trend−4.8% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Patient Services Representative - Gardiner Family Medicine at MaineGeneral Health System a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 15% of all Patient Access & Front Desk healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No call
  • No weekends
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About MaineGeneral Health System

Medical Practices
Augusta, Maine
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental and vision
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
403(b) matching up to 2%
401(a) retirement plan 2%
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance

Living in Gardiner

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$292k
Typical market rent
$1,513/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.