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Patient Admin Specialist I, Digestive Health OPC – Full Time, Days (08HR)

Stanford Health Care

Redwood City, CAFull-time$31.77–35.78/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$31.77–35.78/hr
Location
Redwood City, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Patient Administrative Specialist handles new-patient coordination, surgery scheduling, and front-office functions in an outpatient clinical setting. The role supports daily clinic operations through patient registration, referral and appointment management, communications, documentation, and coordination with providers and clinic staff. It is an entry-level position requiring a high school diploma or GED; previous experience is not required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Windows Office SoftwareComputer Operating SystemsWritten CommunicationPhone CommunicationMulti-Line Phone SystemsTime ManagementOrganizationProblem SolvingMultitaskingActive ListeningEmpathyCompassionAdaptable CommunicationComposure Under StressCustomer ServiceFront Desk Experience

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED

Full job description

Onsite

420 Broadway Bldg D - REDWOOD CITY

Full time

R2660994

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

Front desk experience a plus.

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A Brief Overview

The primary responsibility of the Patient Administrative Specialist (PAS) is to handle new patient coordination, surgery scheduling, and other front office functions in the outpatient clinical setting. A Patient Administrative Specialist supports any and all administrative tasks related to the daily operations of the clinic.

The career progression for a PAS consists of 4 levels, reflecting a clear set of skills, knowledge, and education and experience of each level. Employees have the opportunity to move up the career ladder by demonstrating skills that meet business needs and the requirements at the higher level.

Locations

Stanford Health Care

What you will do

  • Primary Function:

  • Patient Interaction and Registration• Greeting and Assistance: Greet patients, complete registration check-in & check-out, verify insurance information is accurate, and assist with questions about appointments, payments, billing, and schedules.• Patient Escalations: Identifies and resolves simple escalations, provides service recovery where appropriate. Escalate complex issues as defined by clinic specific pathways.• Referral Management & Appointment Scheduling: Track and manage incoming referrals and schedule appointments for patients in a timely manner. Adhere to scheduling instructions, referral guidelines, and insurance eligibility.

  • Administrative Tasks and Documentation• Telephone and Messaging: Handles a significant volume of inbound and outbound patient calls, efficiently takes and routes messages, and manages patient correspondence.• Documentation management: Manage faxes, mail, file documentation, and maintain databases.• Systems Use: Process forms and utilize phone and electronic medical record systems.

  • Communication and Coordination• Professional Communication: Maintain communication with PAS staff, medical center/clinic staff, physicians, and patients.• Provider Coordination: Communicate scheduling preferences and urgent needs with providers.

Education Qualifications

  • High School Diploma/GED.

Experience Qualifications

  • Entry level - No previous experience required.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Knowledge:

  • Knowledge of Windows-based office software, computers, and operating systems

  • Skills:

  • Strong written and phone/verbal communication skills

  • Phone skills, including familiarity with complex or multi-line phone systems

  • Strong time management and organizational skills

  • Ability to solve problems and manage multiple priorities

  • Abilities:

  • Actively listen to patients and colleagues

  • Provide exceptional patient experience by empathizing with patients, demonstrating compassion and understanding while addressing their needs and concerns with sensitivity and professionalism

  • Adjust communications to fit the needs and level of understanding of the receiver

  • Exercise calmness in stressful situations

  • Assist with welcoming & orienting new PAS staff members

  • Demonstrate exemplary customer service and acts as a liaison between the front and back office

Licenses and Certifications

  • None .

These principles apply to ALL employees:

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

  • Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care

  • Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health

  • Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $31.77 - $35.78 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.

At Stanford Health Care, we seek to provide patients with the very best in diagnosis and treatment, with outstanding quality, compassion and coordination. With an unmatched track record of scientific discovery, technological innovation and translational medicine, Stanford Medicine physicians are pioneering leading edge therapies today that will change the way health care is delivered tomorrow.

As part of our spirit of discovery, we also leverage our deep relationships with luminary Silicon Valley companies to develop new ways to deliver preeminent patient care.

Learn about our awards (https://stanfordhealthcare.org/about-us/awards.html) and significant events (https://stanfordhealthcare.org/about-us/our-history.html) .

How this job compares

Set against the 821 open Front Desk jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$31.77–35.78/hr
  • California median$19–20/hr78 hourly ranges
  • US median$17–18/hr549 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $33.78/hr, is 78% above the California median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the top quarter of Front Desk hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 100 open Front Desk jobs in California and 821 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Front Desk postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (199 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 343 of the 821 open Front Desk jobs (42%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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