Patient Service Specialist

Cleveland Clinic · Martin Health North

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Join the Cleveland Clinic Martin Health team down in sunny Florida where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and make a lasting, meaningful impact on patient care. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.     

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. In this role, you will support Point of Services Scheduling at Martin North through checking patients in and out, answering phones, prepping charts and more. 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 4 10-hour shifts, Monday-Friday and rotating weekends and holidays, between 8:00AM – 8:30PM.  

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.  

• Support front-end technology utilization to promote understanding and comfort levels in use by caregivers and providers. 

• 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. 

• Process the workflow for the day. 

• Support and participate in process improvement efforts. 

• Generate staff provider schedules and relay staff messaging. 

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   

• Working knowledge of PC window applications sufficient to input and retrieve data 

• Ability to perform basic math sufficient to process insurance co-pays 

• Excellent communication and organizational skills   

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. 

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster. 

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

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