Coord Outpatient Svcs | Rehab Downtown | 8AM-4:30PM

UF Health•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

Overview Reports directly to the practice manager. Responsible for scheduling patient appointments. Interviews patients to obtain appropriate demographic and financial information. Completes the admission/registration process and performs other registration functions. Obtains necessary signatures and documentation from patients for billing and insurance purposes. Resolve any outstanding billing issues. Performs end-of-day disposition and gathers appropriate statistical information relating to patients. Announces the arrival of patients and answers incoming telephone calls for the department/practice. Serves as a liaison between patients, nurses, physicians, and others. Provides excellent customer service and greets patients entering the department/practice. This position is also responsible for processing referral requests for all providers practicing within the clinic module and ensuring that when needed, referral/authorization numbers are obtained for these services.

Requirements

GED or High School Diploma
Minimum of 2 years' experience in a clinical office, insurance and/or other healthcare related setting with extensive patient registration, front desk, and/or insurance experience.
Knowledge of insurance plans and guidelines.
Ability to obtain authorizations and pre-certifications from insurance plans.
Requires excellent decision making skills and initiative.
Must be very detailed oriented.
Possess excellent verbal and written communications skills in the English language.
Basic arithmetic skills are necessary for cashiering.
Data entry experience required.
Ability to prioritize tasks and organize workflow.
Must be able to handle stressful situations in a professional customer service related manner.
Skilled in conflict resolution.

Nice To Haves

ICD-9 and CPT coding preferred.
Completion of a standard terminology course would be helpful, but not required.
Two to four years clerical/customer service experience preferred, ideally in a health care related industry.
One year experience with third party payors and computer experience for inputting data and reviewing patient demographic material preferred.

Responsibilities

scheduling patient appointments
interviewing patients to obtain appropriate demographic and financial information
completing the admission/registration process and performs other registration functions
obtaining necessary signatures and documentation from patients for billing and insurance purposes
resolving any outstanding billing issues
performing end-of-day disposition and gathers appropriate statistical information relating to patients
announcing the arrival of patients and answers incoming telephone calls for the department/practice
serving as a liaison between patients, nurses, physicians, and others
providing excellent customer service and greets patients entering the department/practice
processing referral requests for all providers practicing within the clinic module and ensuring that when needed, referral/authorization numbers are obtained for these services