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Patient Services Specialist - Northwest Sport Therapy Medicine - UW Medical Center - Northwest

University of Washington

Seattle, WAFull-time$27.11–39.37/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$27.11–39.37/hr
Location
Seattle, WA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

UW Medical Center’s Northwest Sport Therapy Medicine outpatient clinic is hiring a Patient Services Specialist 3 for a full-time, on-site role. The specialist processes referrals and patient paperwork, schedules appointments, verifies demographic and financial information, triages calls, and coordinates prior approvals and medical records. The position is based in Seattle and works weekdays during the day.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Referral Processing, nice to haveAppointment Scheduling, nice to haveInformation Verification, nice to haveTelephone Triage, nice to havePrior Authorization Coordination, nice to haveMedical Records Retrieval, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Graduation or Equivalent, requiredTwo Years Patient Services Specialist 2 Experience, required

Full job description

No Telework

Seattle, WA

Full time

REQ-0000138637

Job Description

UW Medical Center- Sport Therapy Medicine ( location: Northwest )- Outpatient Medical Center has an outstanding opportunity for a Patient Services Specialist 3.

WORK SCHEDULE

  • Full-time/Days ( 100% FTE)

  • Mondays- Fridays

  • On-site/No Telework

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

  • Conveniently located near public transportation

  • Make a difference for the patients and employees we serve

  • Opportunity to provide career growth

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

Located in North Seattle, our sports medicine clinic successfully treats a comprehensive list of muscle and joint problems. Whether your pain results from playing sports or is due to an on-the-job injury, we offer surgical and non-surgical treatments—all from board-certified specialists.

For instance, our team consists of physicians working in primary care, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, along with orthopedic surgeons, and podiatric surgeons. Many of our care providers are accepting new patients.

Whether you’re suffering from a condition such as a torn meniscus (https://www.uwmedicine.org/conditions-symptoms/bone-joint-muscle/torn-meniscus) , ACL tear (https://www.uwmedicine.org/specialties/orthopedics-sports-medicine/hip-knee/acl-tear-treatment) , or knee ligament injury (https://www.uwmedicine.org/conditions-symptoms/bone-joint-muscle/knee-ligament-injuries) or simply want to improve your performance, our specialists will help get you back on top of your game.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Processes incoming referrals for the UW Medicine Northwest Sport Therapy including clinic visits and imaging requests.·

  • Assist with developing and maintaining list of diagnosis treated by provider·

  • Schedules patient appointments·

  • Obtains and verifying demographic and financial information·

  • Processes patient paperwork·

  • Triages patient telephone calls to clinical staff·

  • May provide clinic charges for visit types, procedures to patients or prospective patients to the clinic.·

  • Contacts review organizations and insurance companies to ensure prior approval requirements are met before patients enter the system such as pre-authorization and referrals; present necessary medical information such as history, diagnosis, prognosis, and length of stay prior to admissions; provide specific medical information to financial services to maximize reimbursement to the hospital and physicians.

  • Obtains all necessary medical records, diagnostic studies, pathology items, etc. that are needed for patient care.

  • Scheduling: Clinic· Schedule patient appointments by following the appropriate guidelines by clinic, department and physician.·

  • Enter directly into appointment system or triage to appropriate person.·

  • Provides scheduling options for Sport Therapy location

  • Other duties as requested

REQUIREMENTS

  • High School graduation or equivalent

  • AND two years Patient Services Specialist 2 experience.

  • Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST

UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.

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Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum:

$27.11 hourly

Pay Range Maximum:

$39.37 hourly

Other Compensation:

Benefits:

For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit:

SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Service and Maintenance

ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Our Commitment

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer, the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81 (https://policy.uw.edu/directory/po/executive-orders/eo-81-prohibiting-discrimination-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/) .

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected] .

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28B.112.080) .

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,159 open Patient Services jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$27.11–39.37/hr
  • Washington median$23–35/hr32 hourly ranges
  • US median$20–27/hr639 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $33.24/hr, is 16% above the Washington median midpoint ($29/hr) — in the top quarter of Patient Services hourly ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Patient Services jobs in Washington and 1,159 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Patient Services postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (666 postings).
Education
41 of the 1,159 open Patient Services jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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