Office and Patient Coordinator OPC

Psychiatric Medical Care • Springfield, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Office and Patient Coordinator (OPC) provides quality administrative and clerical services for program staff and assists Senior Life Solutions patients with care needs. This position is hands-on clinical, but also heavily administrative. The OPC contributes to positive team dynamics and excellent customer service, ensuring the program operates within all regulations and provides the best possible patient care. Responsibilities include assisting with insurance verification and billing procedures, providing clerical support to team members, assisting with patient care, and ensuring transportation is safely provided to patients.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience in providing care to older adults in a hospital or nursing facility environment.
• Experience performing secretarial or clerical duties.
• Experience working with computers and electronic medical records.
• Good driving record.
• Comfort with transportation and driving a van.

Nice To Haves

• CNA, MA or LPN preferred.
• Experience transporting patients.
• Familiarity with medical terminology and medical team roles functioning with other hospital departments.
• Knowledge of community resources for older adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide the best possible patient care, ensuring patient care needs are met while at the program.
• Ensure completion of the Census report as directed.
• Assist patients with completion of consents and patient admission process as directed.
• Take patient vital signs as directed.
• Complete the daily nursing checklist form as directed.
• Assist patients in performing the sit to stand test as directed.
• Complete multidisciplinary progress notes for documentation of absences or patient encounters as they occur.
• Participate in treatment team meetings and coordination of care.
• Coordinate meals and snacks for patients.
• Complete medical records including filing and form tracking.
• Responsible for inventory of supplies, cleanliness, group room setup.
• Responsible for refrigerator logs and necessary action steps for temperature variances.
• Comply with 25-point check list.
• Comply with all regulations.
• Perform billing functions required for the program as directed.
• Ensure patient insurance verification and complete monthly insurance verification forms as directed.
• Demonstrate an understanding of community education definitions and activities.
• Participate in customer service training as it relates to community integration.
• Participate in community analysis.
• Keep up to date community education contacts as directed.
• Participate in cohesive team environment to ensure program success.
• Provide transportation to patients in a provided vehicle, as applicable.
• Assist Senior Life Solutions patients with care needs.

Benefits

• Benefit Eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED