Patient Service Specialist - #261385

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the Port St. Lucie area. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers a wide variety of services to meet community needs. Here, you will be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.

As a Patient Service Specialist in our Emergency department, you will provide comprehensive, proactive and “Patient First” customer service to our patients and visitors through the entirety of their visit. Patient Service Specialists manage a wide variety of patient requests including appointment scheduling, patient registration, wayfinding and other general questions.

It’s vital that our Patient Service Specialists make positive first impressions on patients and visitors, ensure stellar and efficient patient experiences, reduce financial loss and ensure compliance. This role is a great steppingstone to other careers within customer service and other departments with Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this role works shifts from 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. with weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Investigate, triage, and resolve patient issues using the established HEART Model.
• Create a welcome and professional environment for our patients and visitors, interact with patients and ensure stellar patient experiences.
• Perform patient registration, pre-visit, telephone triage, insurance verification, co-pay collection, patient and tracking, facilitate billing functions, scheduling, arrival desk and/or departure desk activities.
• Enter and maintain confidential and accurate patient information.
• Encourage patient utilization of front-end technology, provide guidance, encouragement, education and hands-on training.
• Recruit, enroll, and educate patients on MyChart and Appointment Pass.
• Generate staff provider reschedules and relay staff messaging.
• Perform screening and scheduling of interpreter services.
  
  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High school diploma or GED and two years of experience in patient registration, appointment scheduling, insurance processing or customer service OR an associate’s degree and one year of experience OR a bachelor’s degree.
• Knowledge of PC window applications sufficient to input and retrieve data
• Experience in customer services and conflict resolution
• Ability to perform basic math sufficient to process insurance co-pays
  
  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Insurance experience
• Computer keyboard skills
  
  

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2

Physical Requirements:

• Dexterity sufficient to operate a PC and other office equipment.
• Requires extended periods of standing, walking or sitting.
• Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.
• Must be able to navigate various locations and function in a fast-paced, hectic environment.
• Ability to lift and transport up to 25 pounds.
  
  

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
  
  

Pay Range

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