Patient Care Coordinator

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision from the Operations Supervisor and/or Operations Manager, the Patient Care Coordinator will support the System Chief of Cardiac Surgery, attendings, physician extenders, as well as the practice’s daily needs. The primary purpose of the job is to serve as a liaison for patients in all communications regarding care rendered in the department. Serves as a liaison with patients facilitating access to care, gathering information for pre-admission, registration, or admission of inpatients and ambulatory that require surgical or interventional studies. Schedules appointments, verifies demographics and financial information. Obtains pre-authorization from insurance carriers for all cases. Receives faxes and phone calls from insurers, processes referrals and ensures Ambulatory clinic sessions are filled. Assists the Department to meet targets established by Ambulatory Leadership Group. Facilitates communication as follows: Between patient and physician or physician extenders (nurse practitioner and physician’s assistants) Between physician extenders and operating room surgery scheduling personnel Between patient’s referring physician and physician extenders, including assuring that correspondence is disseminated properly among academic office support personnel. Boston Medical Center (BMC) is more than a hospital. It´s a network of support and care that touches the lives of people in need each year. It is the largest and busiest provider of trauma and emergency services in New England. Emphasizing community-based care, BMC is committed to providing consistently excellent and accessible health services to all—and is the largest safety-net hospital in New England. The hospital is also the primary teaching affiliate of the nationally ranked Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and a founding partner of Boston HealthNet – an integrated health care delivery systems that includes many community health centers. Join BMC today and help us achieve our Vision 2030 which is a long-term goal to make Boston the healthiest urban population in the world.

Requirements

Medical office experience and/or referral authorization experience
Extensive knowledge of a word processing and spreadsheet software applications. MS Office preferred
Working knowledge of managed care—overall understanding of HMO, PPO, and capitation; obtaining insurance approvals, billing, and co-payments, and handling patient flow
Proven experience handling perturbed patients/customers and dealing with sensitive issues
Familiarity with scheduling and rearranging appointments
Pleasant speaking voice and demeanor
Neat, professional appearance
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Stellar organizational skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently; Attention to detail and to work under pressure are also important.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in Spanish is a strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Greets and provides assistance to visitors, patients and employees in a professional and courteous manner
Answers and directs telephone calls and other inquiries to the appropriate person
Gathers patient registration data to enter into appropriate systems as required for reimbursement of services rendered
Communicates with insurance carriers or other health facilities to ensure that all patients awaiting services have a current referral from their primary care physician
Assigns a new medical record to new patients and maintains existing records up-to-date
Collates and assembles documents and distributes upon request. This includes specialized information packets, newsletters, and other mass mailings
Acts as a liaison with other departments to ensure efficient inter-department communication
Schedules procedures based on type, allocation of operative team, time availability and specialty instruments. Schedules surgeries and maintains the operating schedule for surgeons
Prior to scheduling verifies that procedure meets medical necessity screening using appropriate software
Schedules follow-up appointments; reschedules patients from cancelled or bumped surgical procedures and documents communication with patients in the electronic medical record
Maintains an adequate inventory of office and medical supplies and places orders as needed
Performs all general office duties such as photocopying, filing, and sorting mail. Opens, reviews and distributes interoffice mail. Brings priority items to supervisor’s attention. Prepares outgoing mail for pick-up
Operates standard office equipment i.e. fax, telephone, copier. Assists in the care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies. Reports any malfunctioning equipment to IT Help Desk or appropriate department
Maintains work area and equipment in a neat and orderly manner; organizes work area for efficiency and safety
Attends and participates in meeting and/or committees, as required
May assist in the preparation and submittal of payroll report as necessary
Routinely handles large amounts of sensitive, confidential information and maintains confidentiality
Meets hospital-wide standards in the following areas: a. Conforms to hospital standards of performance and conduct, including those pertaining to patient rights, so that the best possible customer service and patient care can be provided. b. Utilizes hospital’s Values as the basis for decision-making and to facilitate the division’s hospital mission. c. Follows established hospital infection control and safety procedures
Analyses problems in order to determine appropriate course of action and offers constructive suggestions to improve efficiency in office operations
Gathers and tracks various patient and non-patient related information, and generates daily and monthly reports as needed for meaningful review
Maintains a computerized records management system to ensure an accurate and current data base of records is available
Provides research and administrative support for special projects. Prepares data on projects, as requested and/or needed
Maintains calendars for assigned personnel. Makes travel arrangements for out of town conferences, air, hotel, and car. Process all travel receipts for reimbursement of travel related expenditures
Schedules meetings: verifies availability of attendees; confirms meeting location, sends Outlook invitations and reminder correspondence; makes reminder phone calls. Distributes materials and arranges food orders as necessary
Works with marketing consultant as pertains to practice needs
Develops competencies as related to position
Performs other administrative tasks as needed
Complies with all requirements of RESPECT