Patient Services Specialist - Urgent Care

Providence; Mission Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Providence Medical Foundation in Mission Viejo, CA seeks a Patient Services Specialist – Journey Level to perform core front-office duties with increasing independence. You will register patients, schedule appointments, verify insurance, and handle clerical tasks in a fast-paced, compassionate environment.

This part-time, on-site role offers competitive pay and benefits as part of Providence's mission‑driven care.

Qualifications

• 1 year of customer service, medical office, or healthcare experience.
• 6 months of experience as a Providence employee in an Associate position.

Responsibilities

• Handle patient registration and appointment scheduling with accuracy.
• Verify insurance and perform general clerical tasks.
• Collaborate with care teams to support Providence patients and families.

Skills

Customer service

Job description

Description

The Patient Services Specialist – Journey Level performs all core front-office functions with increased independence and efficiency. This role is responsible for patient registration, appointment scheduling, insurance verification, and general clerical duties. As a fully engaged member of the care team, the Patient Services Specialist demonstrates a commitment to compassionate service, effective communication, and operational excellence in support of Providence patients and their families.

The Patient Services Specialist – Journey Level performs all core front-office functions with increased independence and efficiency. This role is responsible for patient registration, appointment scheduling, insurance verification, and general clerical duties. As a fully engaged member of the care team, the Patient Services Specialist demonstrates a commitment to compassionate service, effective communication, and operational excellence in support of Providence patients and their families.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Medical Foundation and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

• 1 year customer service, medical office, or healthcare experience (or)
• 6 months experience as a Providence employee in an Associate position.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you, and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

About The Team

Providence Clinical Network (PCN) is a service line within Providence serving patients across seven states with quality, compassionate, coordinated care. Collectively, our medical groups and affiliate practices are the third largest group in the country with over 11,000 providers, 900 clinics and 30,000 caregivers.

PCN is comprised of Providence Medical Group in Alaska, Washington, Montana and Oregon; Swedish Medical Group in Washington’s greater Puget Sound area, Pacific Medical Centers in western Washington; Kadlec in southeast Washington; Providence’s St. John’s Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Institute in Southern California; Providence Facey Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence Medical Foundation in Northern and Southern California; and Covenant Medical Group and Covenant Health Partners in west Texas and eastern New Mexico.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Requsition ID: 455091

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Patient Access

Job Function: Revenue Cycle

Job Schedule: Part time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Admin Support

Department: 7520 URGENT CARE CA PMHMV MISSION VIEJO MISSION MEDICAL PLAZA

Address: CA Mission Viejo 26800 Crown Valley Pkwy

Work Location: St Joseph Heritage-Urgent Care-Mission Viejo

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $25.00 - $34.41

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.