Patient Service Rep I - Laboratory

Health First; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Health First in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Patient Service Representative I to assist with patient registration, schedule appointments and handle clerical tasks in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes accurate data entry, insurance verification, and compassionate customer service while supporting department projects and ensuring a smooth patient experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; associate degree preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of customer service experience in a healthcare or similar setting.
• Knowledge of healthcare terminology and medical workflows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to relate well to all customers and provide friendly service.

Responsibilities

• Responds to customer needs in a timely and professional manner.
• Answers telephones and directs calls, taking complete messages.
• Facilitates patient appointments and referrals promptly.
• Collects demographic and insurance information and enters it accurately.
• Obtains signatures on consents and distributes patient materials.
• Verifies insurance eligibility and updates patient accounts as needed.
• Prepares financial estimates for services and communicates them to patients.
• Collects outstanding patient balances prior to services.
• Performs daily reconciliation and cash-out procedures.
• Prepares the next day's schedule for all patients.

Skills

Customer service

Verbal communication

Written communication

Relationship building

Healthcare terminology

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree (preferred)

Tools

Outlook

Teams

Word

Excel

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Patient Service Representative I provides friendly, rapid, and accurate patient support, including

Job Requirements

POSITION SUMMARY

completion of patient registration documentation, appointment scheduling and assistance with a variety

of departmental projects and clerical duties.

Primary Accountabilities

• Responds to customer's needs in a timely and professional manner.
• Answers telephones properly, courteously, and tactfully; directing calls and returning messages to the appropriate party; takes complete and accurate messages.
• Facilitates patient appointments and referrals in a timely, efficient, and friendly manner.
• Obtains demographic and insurance information from patient and inputs data accurately into the patient management system.
• Obtains required signatures on consents and distribute patient information and compliance literature.
• Verifies patient's insurance eligibility utilizing assigned tools, updates information in patient's account as needed.
• Prepares financial estimate of anticipated prices for the services to be rendered prior to the performance of services and communicates the information to the patient.
• Collects all current and past-due patient responsibility balances prior to services being rendered.
• Performs daily reconciliation, balancing, and cash out procedures and enters payment into practice management system.
• Prepares the next day’s work for all scheduled patients.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Work Experience: 1 year of customer service
• Licensure: None
• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
• Knowledge of Microsoft Officer applications - Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to relate well to all customers.
• Knowledge of Healthcare terminology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Associate's degree in relevant field.
• Work Experience: Five (5) years of Healthcare office experience.
• Certification: American Heart Association (AHA) HeartSaver CPR AED course.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Sedentary

• Majority of time involves sitting or standing; occasional walking, bending, stooping Long periods of computer time or at workstation.
• Light work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 20 pounds with or without assistance.
• May be exposed to inside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting and/or low to moderate noise.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform tasks.
• May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle.

ABOUT HEALTH FIRST

At Health First, diversity and inclusion are essential for our continued growth and evolution. Working together, we strive to build and nurture a culture that recognizes, encourages, and respects the diverse voices of our associates. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more collaborative work environment that delivers better results. As an organization, it fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our associates, customers, and the communities we serve.

Schedule : Full-Time

Shift Times : 800am430pm

Paygrade : PG-26