Educator Coordinator

Munson Healthcare • Manistee, MI

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About The Position

The Educator Coordinator supports Patient Access Services by performing various registration related functions. Provide training and support of staff in these areas. Present a team oriented, leadership role, promoting vision, goal-oriented direction and creativity within work teams. Assess need for, develops and coordinates continuing education programs for discipline. Trains new hires after they’ve completed their New Hire Class. Educates staff on changes in their work. Develops and administers competency tests for new hires and/or existing staff. Participates in PAS System Education Committee to develop and improve educational objectives system wide. Develops annual skills day or competencies for staff based on need. Acts as a resource system-wide specific to area of expertise. Utilizes operation reporting to identify areas of opportunity for improvement. Uses logic, data and reasoning for decision making. Uses process improvement techniques, including LEAN thinking, in daily work process. Measure staff quality and productivity, reports on it to Regional Manager and System Director. Ensures metrics perform within established parameters. Is responsible for Rejection/Denial worklists that represent errors in accounts made by registration. These worklists will be used to correct the accounts and get them rebilled in a timely manner. Enforce staff performance expectations, in accordance with departmental policy. Consults with the Management in matters of non-routine staffing and discipline. Acts as a resource for process redesign. Works interdepartmentally with management support to solve process issues. Determines most effective means of dealing with patients/family, physicians and visitors with varying attitudes and problems. Assists with resolution of inter- and intra- departmental issues. Facilitates and organizes daily staffing coverage and workflow for respective areas of responsibility, including preparation of a monthly work schedule. Coordinate on-call staff when there are absences in the daily schedule, cover shifts on frontline when needed. Reviews bi-weekly payroll timecards, maintains assorted attendance and overtime records and presents to management in a timely manner for signature and processing. Develops agenda and conducts staff meetings, covering all required topics. Maintains attendance and minutes for meetings. Assures communication of minutes and follow through on action assignments. Participates with Regional Manager interviewing and hiring for available positions. Works closely with other areas of the Revenue Cycle to assure excellent billing of accounts. Participates in PAS System Leadership Meetings. Rotates weekend call as needed/required. May assume additional departmental responsibility in the absence of the Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in health services administration or business-related field.
• In lieu of a degree, consideration will be given to a candidate with 5 years’ revenue cycle experience.
• Five years’ leadership experience specific to discipline.

Responsibilities

• Supports Patient Access Services by performing various registration related functions.
• Provide training and support of staff in these areas.
• Present a team oriented, leadership role, promoting vision, goal-oriented direction and creativity within work teams.
• Assess need for, develops and coordinates continuing education programs for discipline.
• Trains new hires after they’ve completed their New Hire Class.
• Educates staff on changes in their work.
• Develops and administers competency tests for new hires and/or existing staff.
• Participates in PAS System Education Committee to develop and improve educational objectives system wide.
• Develops annual skills day or competencies for staff based on need.
• Acts as a resource system-wide specific to area of expertise.
• Utilizes operation reporting to identify areas of opportunity for improvement.
• Uses logic, data and reasoning for decision making.
• Uses process improvement techniques, including LEAN thinking, in daily work process.
• Measure staff quality and productivity, reports on it to Regional Manager and System Director.
• Ensures metrics perform within established parameters.
• Is responsible for Rejection/Denial worklists that represent errors in accounts made by registration.
• These worklists will be used to correct the accounts and get them rebilled in a timely manner.
• Enforce staff performance expectations, in accordance with departmental policy.
• Consults with the Management in matters of non-routine staffing and discipline.
• Acts as a resource for process redesign.
• Works interdepartmentally with management support to solve process issues.
• Determines most effective means of dealing with patients/family, physicians and visitors with varying attitudes and problems.
• Assists with resolution of inter- and intra- departmental issues.
• Facilitates and organizes daily staffing coverage and workflow for respective areas of responsibility, including preparation of a monthly work schedule.
• Coordinate on-call staff when there are absences in the daily schedule, cover shifts on frontline when needed.
• Reviews bi-weekly payroll timecards, maintains assorted attendance and overtime records and presents to management in a timely manner for signature and processing.
• Develops agenda and conducts staff meetings, covering all required topics.
• Maintains attendance and minutes for meetings.
• Assures communication of minutes and follow through on action assignments.
• Participates with Regional Manager interviewing and hiring for available positions.
• Works closely with other areas of the Revenue Cycle to assure excellent billing of accounts.
• Participates in PAS System Leadership Meetings.
• Rotates weekend call as needed/required.
• May assume additional departmental responsibility in the absence of the Manager.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• In-person and online development
• Access to our career hub to help you advance.
• Full benefits
• Paid holidays
• Generous PTO
• Employee discounts
• Free individual retirement counseling.
• Free wellness platform for you and your family
• Personalized support for personal or family challenges.
• Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees