Patient Service Specialist

ccf; Elyria (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Lorain Family Health & Surgery Center seeks a Patient Service Specialist to deliver frontline care and registration services. You will assist patients with registration, scheduling, and insurance verification, ensuring accurate data and a welcoming environment.

The role includes guiding patients through MyChart, collecting co-pays, and coordinating with care teams to support a smooth patient experience. Growth opportunities are available across departments.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with 2 years of patient registration or related experience, or an equivalent degree.
• Experience delivering excellent customer service and resolving conflicts.
• Preferred knowledge of medical terminology and typing proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient registration, visit preparation, and scheduling services.
• Verify insurance eligibility and collect co-payments.
• Assist with patient phone triage and information collection.
• Support referrals, appointments, and MyChart enrollment for patients.
• Maintain accurate, confidential patient information and contribute to quality metrics.

Skills

Customer service

Conflict resolution

Medical terminology

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Patient Service Specialist

Location

Lorain

Facility

Lorain Family Health Surgery Center

Department

Administration-Ambulatory Operations

Job Code

B15028

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

6:30am-7:00pm

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Lorain Family Health & Surgery Center and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This patient-friendly facility offers primary care, advanced outpatient surgery and a wide array of specialties providing patients with the world-class care Cleveland Clinic is known for. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career.

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 in this position works days from of 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. with a possible evening shift of 10:15 a.m. – 6:45pm based on business needs and rotating weekends as needed.

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.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.