Patient Service Specialist - Cancer Center

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class patient care at its best. Located in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast, Indian River Hospital is committed to providing optimal family- and community-focused services. Here, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build 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. As a Patient Service Specialist, you will help facilitate a positive experience for patients and their families who are visiting Indian River Hospital's Scully-Welsh Cancer Center. Patient Service Specialists manage a wide variety of patient requests including appointment scheduling, patient registration, wayfinding and other general questions. It’s vital that our Patient Service Specialists ensure stellar and efficient patient experiences, reduce financial loss and ensure compliance. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who seeks to enhance their customer service skills through learning and growth opportunities. 

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM – 4:30PM. 

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 welcoming 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.  

• 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. 

• Maintain measured performance in quality, patient experience, first call resolution (FCR), customer satisfaction, teamwork and medical terminology. 

• 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 Associate’s Degree and one year of experience  

• OR Bachelor’s Degree  

• Working knowledge of PC window applications 

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

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 

• 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.

• 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/

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