Patient Service Specialist

Cleveland Clinic; Beachwood (OH); In loco; USD 22.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital is hiring a Patient Service Specialist to deliver exceptional patient experiences from arrival to departure, including triage, registration, and insurance verification. You will support scheduling, education on MyChart, and enrollment in Appointment Pass while promoting front-end technology.

You will attend a 2-week EPIC training on-site before assuming your assigned schedule; training is Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm.

Competenze

• Education requirements: High School Diploma or GED with 2+ years in patient registration, scheduling, insurance processing, or customer service; OR an Associate’s with 1+ year; OR a Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated exceptional customer service and conflict Resolution abilities.

Mansioni

• Provide a comprehensive, proactive patient and visitor experience (Patients First).
• Triage and resolve patient issues using the HEART model.
• Assist patients with phone triage, registration, insurance eligibility, and co-pay collection.
• Facilitate scheduling, referrals, and interpreter services as needed.
• Enter and maintain confidential patient information and manage MyChart enrollment.

Conoscenze

Customer service

Conflict resolution

Typing 30 WPM

Medical terminology knowledge

Formazione

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Descrizione del lavoro

The team at South Pointe has multiple openings/hours. Please note that if you are selected, you will need to attend a 2 week EPIC training starting on your first day. The training is Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm on-site at South Pointe. You will need to attend all days of this training. Once the training is complete, you will then start work on your assigned schedule/shift. In order to be considered, you will need to acknowledge that you are able to attend the full duration of the training.

Current openings:

• Full time days 7:30 am-4:00 pm
• Full time Days 8am-4:30pm, with an evening and weekend rotation
• Full time Afternoons 3pm-11:30pm

Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience healthcare at its best. This facility is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will provide stellar patient care, work with state-of-the-art technology and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

South Pointe Hospital’s Emergency Department has 22 beds and provides 24/7 emergency services, ranging from minor injuries to critical and resuscitative care, to more than 35,000 patients of all ages each year. Known for their collaborative, team-based approach, this department strives to be the best place to receive care and is focused on providing an environment for caregivers to learn and become experts in their field.

Cleveland Clinic is the first hospital in the nation to make great customer service a cornerstone of our mission. As a Patient Service Specialist, your responsibility is to deliver an exceptional experience to patients, families and visitors, from the moment they enter to the time they return home. In this role, you will assist patients with everything from phone triage, registration, insurance eligibility and collecting co-payments, to self-screening and scheduling services. This position provides a strong foundation to advance in your career within various departments at the Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide a comprehensive, proactive and “Patients First” experience for patients and visitors.
• Investigate, triage and resolve patient issues using the established HEART model.
• Create a welcome and professional environment, interact with patients and ensure stellar patient experiences.
• Capture and verify referrals and cancellation reasons, insurance coverage and physician data.
• Responsible for appropriately and accurately providing patient estimates for patient services.
• Identify patients in need of financial counseling to facilitate payment and aligns insurance coverage to the type of service provided and processes this related insurance registration.
• Perform patient registration, visit preparation, telephone triage, insurance verification, co-pay collection, patient and record tracking, scheduling, arrival and/or departure desk activities and screening and scheduling of interpreter services.
• Encourage patient utilization of front-end technology, provides guidance, encouragement, education and hands-on training.
• Enter and maintain confidential patient information.
• Recruit, enroll and educate patients on MyChart and Appointment Pass.
• Conduct follow-ups to MyChart, web appointment inquiries and outreach to patients informing them of upcoming routine checkups.
• Maintain measured performance in quality, patient experience, first call resolution (FCR), customer satisfaction, teamwork and medical terminology.
• Generate staff provider schedules.
• Relay staff messaging
• May participate on committees and have a role in initiatives
• Some Patient Service Specialist work may require travel within the region to support patient care in various locations

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
• Demonstrated experience in providing exceptional customer services and conflict resolution

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to type a minimum of 30 words per minute or demonstrable personal computer keyboard skills

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

Minimum hourly: $15.75

Maximum hourly: $21.65

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).