Patient Services Representative - Physician Practice - Salem Primary Care

Mercy Health • Youngstown, OH

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About The Position

The Patient Services Representative is the first line of quality service for patients and the community at Mercy Health’s Salem Primary Care physician practice. The role processes patient registrations, verifies demographics and insurance information, schedules appointments, transcribes orders, explains financial options, and updates medical records accurately and efficiently. The representative provides excellent customer service and may occasionally cover other physician practice locations as needed.

This position serves as the primary contact between patients and the practice. It supports patient check-in and flow, appointment and referral scheduling, payment collection, authorizations, chart handling, and other registration and revenue-cycle tasks. The role is scheduled for 40 hours per week on the day shift.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Prior experience in patient registration or healthcare is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in patient registration or healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact between patients and physician practices.
• Greet patients and community members respectfully and provide strong communication and customer service.
• Answer internal and external calls, route calls, schedule patients, and accurately enter scheduling information into the computer system.
• Process patients as they arrive for appointments.
• Troubleshoot and promptly resolve problems to maintain patient flow, and immediately inform the supervisor of department or patient issues.
• Process admission paperwork and basic insurance verification; obtain, complete, and verify patient demographic and insurance information, and correct registration errors.
• Record lobby wait-time indicators.
• Calculate patient liabilities and collect and process payments.
• Reconcile the cash drawer at the close of the day.
• Enter charges for external services, such as nursing homes, as necessary.
• Schedule referrals and follow-up appointments, and assist with scheduling, rescheduling, or canceling other patient services.
• Assist patients with online scheduling and MyChart as needed.
• Help patients obtain referrals for follow-up services and record referrals in the tracking tool.
• Obtain or assist with obtaining required authorizations and pre-certifications for procedures scheduled through the physician practice, when applicable.
• Pull patient charts as needed, file and maintain chart information according to office policy, and route charts to clinical staff as indicated.
• Verify prescription benefits in the electronic health record according to protocol.
• Refer patients to financial counselors when additional counseling or payment arrangements are needed.
• Complete accounts in revenue-cycle software.
• Occasionally cover other physician practice locations as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources, and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED