Patient Service Representative Breastfeeding Medicine

Akron Children's; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's is seeking a Patient Service Representative to provide front desk support, greet patients, and manage visits and payments. The role involves scheduling, co-pay collection, and maintaining a smooth patient flow in a busy clinic environment.

The candidate will use Microsoft Office tools, communicate effectively with families and staff, and ensure HIPAA compliance while delivering excellent service.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in a general office setting preferred.
• Experience in healthcare environment preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients and families with prompt, caring responses.
• Perform point-of-service activities including co-pay collection.
• Schedule patient visits or testing using hospital procedures.
• Handle third-party payer interactions and co-pays.
• Maintain front desk inventory and office duties.
• Ensure HIPAA compliance and protect patient information.
• Support office operations and cross-coverage as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

Summary

The Patient Service Representative provides a comprehensive set of business, financial and appointment-related services including visit preparation, patient arrival and departure functions, payment functions and creating a positive patient experience.

Full-Time: 80 Hours Bi-Weekly

Variable Schedule

Onsite

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains positive relationship with patients and families by greeting and providing prompt and caring response to questions, requests, etc.
• Performs point-of-service activities [visit preparation, co-pay collection, patient tracking and other duties] as assigned under the direction of the supervisor.
• Schedules patient visits or other diagnostic testing utilizing hospital procedures and resources.
• Manages third-party payors and collection of co-pays.
• Follows through on routine tasks and general office duties, i.e., faxing, copying, filing, mailings, promptly returning phone calls, taking and distributing messages, and etc.
• Responsible for ensuring appropriate front desk inventory is maintained and communicating the need to appropriate staff member.
• Provide for smooth running of office by setting and revising priorities based on workload and anticipating needs and deadlines.
• Ensure overall department appearance including the cleanliness of the work area and waiting room as needed.
• Participates in clerical and administrative cross coverage efforts as needed.
• Ensure HIPAA compliance is followed.
• Other duties as required.

Other Information

Technical Expertise

• Experience working in a general office setting (clerical or administrative duties in an office setting) is preferred.
• Experience working in a healthcare environment is preferred.
• Experience in computerized scheduling system preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively via telephone or face-to-face with patients, patient families, physicians and other staff members within the facility.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks. Ability to perform basic math skills to process insurance co-payments.
• Experience working in -Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

• Education: A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Certification: None.
• Years of relevant experience: Relevant (clerical or administrative duties in an office setting) experience is preferred.
• Years of experience supervising: None.

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite