Clinic Office Ops Coord

Children's National Hospital • Washington, DC

278d • $44,782 - $74,630

About The Position

The Clinical Office Operations Coordinator will be responsible to coordinate clinic operations to include scheduling, staffing, clinic flow and charge capture. Supervise, train, mentor, and develop COR staff or work completely independently within a small clinic setting. Emphasis is placed on customer service, patient satisfaction, staff development, quality assurance and fiscal goals.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree (Preferred)
• 4-5 years of retail or other customer service industry experience or educational equivalent required.
• Experience in leadership, mentorship, training, patient billing, patient registration, scheduling, medical insurance verification, insurance screening preferred.
• Advanced customer service and communication skills.
• Knowledge of computers necessary with ability to type minimum of 35 words/minute; experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Exhibit critical thinking skills in high stress environments.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Attention to detail.
• Contributes to a positive team environment.
• Independently problem solve and escalates appropriately.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and CPT/ICD coding required.
• Demonstrated mentoring/ coaching skills.
• Demonstrated skills in analyzing, assessing, and interpreting data.
• Ability to recognize process improvement opportunities & execute.
• Must complete Ambulatory Services training curriculum and pass all competency assessments.
• Must demonstrate comprehensive understanding of clinic operations by end of probationary period.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, train, mentor and develop staff; provide direct feedback and counseling to staff about their performance.
• Conduct performance evaluations and manage performance goals.
• Establish work schedule for the staff.
• Conduct departmental staff meetings.
• Ensure telephones are answered and voice mails are managed appropriately.
• Ensure schedules are filled with appropriate patient visits; make/ensure appointment reminder calls are completed; schedule follow up visits at check out; manage the appointment request work lists.
• Manage physician templates.
• Identify appropriate lab per insurance specifications; obtain/ensure referrals are on file in advance of visit; obtain authorizations (as needed); identify TOS, co-insurance and past balances; ensure that patients are financially cleared prior to date of service.
• May manage Kronos for staff.
• Order supplies; maintain office files.
• Ensure that scheduled patients are populating in revenue system appropriately.
• Reconcile the professional and technical charges in revenue system by COB each day.
• Follow up with providers/techs/nurses for any missing charges and escalates non-compliance appropriately as needed.
• Review and update Charge Entry database.
• Supervise to ensure that appropriate cash controls are in place and adhered to; reconcile daily collections and prepare the deposit.
• Run and analyze standard reports and ensure errors are corrected.
• Monitor and supervise quality control of registration process.
• Maintain and monitor billing system and review monthly reports.
• Review denial information and train staff according to findings.
• Work with manager around performance improvement action planning (Lean).

Benefits

• Full-Time Salary Range: 44782.4 - 74630.4

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Associate degree