Patient Service Specialist - Emergency Department

Cleveland Clinic

8d • Onsite

About The Position

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. Join Cleveland Clinic’s Martin North Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Martin North Hospital’s Emergency Department has multi-disciplinary care teams, and the state-of-the-art technology needed to diagnose and treat patients efficiently and effectively, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Cleveland Clinic is the first hospital in the nation to make great customer service a cornerstone of our mission. Patient Service Specialists deliver what matters most to our patients and their families, ensure exceptional experiences and thrive on making positive impacts in the community. Some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include greeting patients, collecting registration information, assisting with wayfinding, and transporting patients, when needed. The Patient Service Specialist role is a great steppingstone to other careers within customer service and other departments with Cleveland Clinic. A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday from 11:00AM – 9:30PM or 10:00AM – 8:30PM, including rotating weekends and holidays. 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. 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. Enter and maintain confidential patient information. Encourage patient utilization of front-end technology and provide guidance, encouragement, education and hands-on training. Recruit, enroll and educate patients on MyChart and Appointment Pass.

Requirements

• 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
• Working knowledge of PC window applications sufficient to input and retrieve data
• Ability to perform basic math sufficient to process insurance co-pays

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Enter and maintain confidential patient information.
• Encourage patient utilization of front-end technology and provide guidance, encouragement, education and hands-on training.
• Recruit, enroll and educate patients on MyChart and Appointment Pass.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees