Patient Service Representative - Check In - Rancho Bernardo
How this pay compares
This posting states $25.95–$32.56 an hour. Open patient access representative jobs in California post a median of $29.34 an hour, the middle half $27.06–$32.60, across 321 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Patient access representatives employed in California earn a median of $27.34 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Medicare rating of Scripps Mercy Hospital
Medicare gives Scripps Mercy Hospital 4 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; California's hospitals average 3.1). 78% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Medicare did not cut its pay for patient harm in fiscal 2026. Its central line bloodstream infections ran 16% below predicted by Medicare's measure. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · California hospitals by rating.
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About the job
Caring for San Diegans since 1924, Scripps Clinic is San Diego’s first choice for exceptional primary care and highly specialized and coordinated specialty care. Scripps Clinic offers a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services that are nationally recognized for quality, excellence and innovation. From primary to specialty care, our team-based model is designed to provide the best possible care and outcomes for you and your family. More than 900 providers and physicians provide 1.5 million patient visits a year coordinated through an integrated electronic health record.
This is a Full-Time position (80 hours per pay period) with a Monday - Friday day shift schedule (and some occasional Saturdays on a rotating schedule), located at our Scripps Clinic in Rancho Bernardo. You will enjoy comprehensive benefits that cover health & wellness, career development, and retirement options among other benefits.
Why join Scripps Health?
At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:
- Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
- Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2026.
- Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
- Becker’s Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
- We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
- Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.
Join a caring team supporting Scripps Clinic - Rancho Bernardo as a Patient Service Representative in the Check In/Check Out department. You'll be on the front line for creating a positive Scripps Health experience for our patients while being responsible for duties such as the following:
- Interacting with patients and providers to gather information for accurate registration. Assigning of Medical Record Number, appointment scheduling, point of service payment collection, document collection and check-out functions.
- Responding to customer billing and payment inquires.
- Effectively managing the check in or check out process, which includes identification verification; confirming demographic and insurance information; ensuring appropriate forms are provided, signed, and witnessed at the time of the patient visit and accurately preparing end of day reporting or payment reconciliation.
- Scheduling and confirming appointments in person or over the phone and entering appropriate insurance.
- Initiating and validating referrals/authorizations.
- Having a proactive approach to customer service by listening to the patient, taking ownership of solutions and being able to identify the need to involve leadership to resolve concerns.
Required Qualifications
- Must be able to demonstrate proficiency of computer applications, excellent mathematical skills and ability to handle monies.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills; innovative with ability to identify and solve problems.
Preferred Qualifications
- 1 year of experience in customer service or a healthcare/medical office environment preferred.
- Able to adapt, prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of medical terminology, commercial and government health insurance and billing guidelines, ACA requirements, understanding of DRG's, Medical ICD9/ICD10 codes and CPT/HCPC Codes and Modifiers.
At Scripps Health, you will experience the pride, support and respect of an organization that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to Work.
You’ll be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates. So if you’re open to change, go ahead and unlock your potential.
Position Pay Range: $25.95-$32.56/hour
From Scripps Health's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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Scripps Health is a not-for-profit integrated health system in San Diego, with four hospitals on five campuses, more than 70 (source: Scripps Health, Who We Are) locations, nearly 17,800 (source: Scripps Health, Who We Are) employees and more than 3,500 (source: Scripps Health, Who We Are) affiliated physicians from Chula Vista to Oceanside. Source: Scripps Health, Who We Are
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