Pre-Arrival Coordinator

Lifepoint Health • Marquette, MI

72d

About The Position

At UP Health System – Marquette, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. In your role, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• Associates Degree preferred.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• 1 year clerical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs pre-registration functions and screens all insurances for pre-authorization and medical necessity requirements to ensure hospital reimbursement.
• Serves as a resource and liaison between the patient/family, referral source, clinics, and physicians.
• Selects correct patient to ensure medical record accuracy and to decrease any potential duplicate medical record possibilities.
• Pre-registers all patient types for services, accurately collecting, processing and distributing demographic and billing information to appropriate units, providers, ancillary and service departments.
• Schedules procedures for all ancillary departments utilizing each individual procedure protocol.
• Explains the procedure, preparation, procedure information, procedure requirements for each individual procedure.
• Determines patient eligibility, coverage and insurance limitations.
• Requests results of previous pertinent studies from other facilities.

Benefits

• Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees.
• Competitive Paid Time Off.
• Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance.
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees