Clinical Office Coordinator- Wound Care

Blanchard Valley Health System•Findlay, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Office Coordinator is responsible for the smooth and effective operations of the clerical, billing, admission/registration and patient scheduling aspects of the Wound Center. Also responsible for financial tracing of revenues. Collaborates with the Clinical Supervisor.

Requirements

High School graduate required
Computer literacy required (Word, Excel)
Basic Finance knowledge
Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills required.

Nice To Haves

Associate Degree in Business Administration/Systems preferred
2-4 years Medical billing and ICD-9 experience preferred
Medicare experience preferred
Cerner experience preferred
Valco Proxy program experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Enter all patient demographics, charges and insurance information with complete accuracy as well as hospital postings of all adjustments and dates of service.
Input all facility charges.
Establish a system to track managed care patients and the number of approved visits along with the authorizations number from the payer.
Coordinate the billing program with the hospital through the integration of the software program, wound charting program.
Maintain a scheduling system for patients on a rotational basis for physician assignment, based on insurance participation, medical staff by-laws (i.e. podiatrists) and physician preference.
Establish a system to track cancelled appointments and reschedule those patients.
Schedule/verify all patient appointments and collaborate with the Clinical Supervisor in scheduling emergency patients visits.
Make appointment confirmation calls to patients one day prior to their scheduled appointments in the wound center.
Maintain and update as necessary a list of insurance plans that each Wound Center panel physician participates in.
Help schedule follow-up test/procedures that are required before the patient leaves the wound center.
Ensure timely completion of chart (per hospital policy) in order for it to be sent to medical records once the patient is discharges from the Wound Center.
Submit CPT/DX codes to physicians billing program (Mysis).
Establish a system to track downstream revenue.