Patient Care Coordinator

UnitedHealth Group • Littleton, CO

10d • $18 - $32 • Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Care Coordinator (Primary Care) greets and registers patients in a prompt, pleasant and helpful manner, as well as instructs, directs, and schedules patients and visitors. The receptionist receives cash payments from patients, issues receipts and posts cash payment data. Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8-hour shifts between the hours of 7:00am-5:00pm MST. Schedule to be determined upon hire. Location: 8199 Southpark Ln, Littleton, CO. May be asked to travel to other locations for training and coverage, as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• 1+ years of customer service experience with strong communication both in person and via phone
• Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work independently and as a team, and maintain good judgment and accountability
• Demonstrated ability to work well with health care providers
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks to meet all deadlines
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to speak clearly and concisely, conveying information in a manner that others can understand, as well as ability to understand and interpret information from others

Nice To Haves

• 1+ years of experience with electronic health records
• 1+ years of related healthcare experience, including scheduling
• 1+ years of experience handling and triaging telephone calls and a multi-system phone line
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Ability to handle cash and to count money at high volumes including mathematical computations

Responsibilities

• Greets patients as they arrive and manages wait time
• Complete check-in and check-out tasks to include insurance verification, complete pre-authorizations and/or precertification of procedures, and copy required documents
• Collects co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles and issues receipts
• Processes walk-in patients and visitors
• Answers phones and schedules appointments
• Answer telephone calls, re-direct calls as appropriate, assist callers with questions or concerns, and take messages as needed
• Manages medical records (maintains, files/scans, prepares for schedule)
• Ensures all correspondence is scanned and/or filed, processes requests for medical records release and maintains appropriate logs, etc.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees and the public
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

Benefits

• Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
• Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
• Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

What This Job Offers

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