Precert/Referral Coordinator - Stroke Center - Full-Time
About The Position
Provides a variety of patient and customer service related activities within the Physician Practice, particularly liaison with other physician's office and insurance companies. These activities include but are not limited to greeting patients and the public, answering and screening telephone calls, scheduling patient appointments, preparing the medical record, and serving as the liaison between the patient and medical support staff. Performs general office duties such as data entry, filing, balancing charges and collections at the end of each day. Performs any other duties as directed. This position is involved in a team-based approach to care. Team members are trained to meet the highest level of function for their role as per the State of Tennessee/Georgia guidelines. Is trained and assigned (as per their role and responsibilities) to coordinate care for patients and is trained and assigned to support patients/families/caregivers in self-management, self-efficacy and behavior change. Is trained and assigned (as per their role and responsibilities) to manage the practices' patient population. Participates in the practice's quality improvement process and performance evaluation. This position is involved in a team-based approach to care. Team members are trained to meet the highest level of function for their role as per the State of Tennessee/Georgia guidelines. Is trained and assigned (as per their role and responsibilities) to coordinate care for patients and is trained and assigned to support patients/families/caregivers in self-management, self-efficacy and behavior change. Is trained and assigned (as per their role and responsibilities) to manage the practices patient population. Participates in the practice's quality improvement process and performance evaluation. Provides a variety of patient and customer service related activities within the Physician Practice structure and as the liaison between external departments, physician's office and insurance companies. These activities include but are not limited to greeting internal and external customers, entering phone messages into the EMR system, scheduling appointments in E-clinical Works and FlowCast, performing general office duties, accurate data entry, filing, scheduling referrals for patients via the fax system, direct calls and email as well as all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Previous experience in a health/medical setting.
- Previous experience in understanding insurance plans and referrals, pre-authorizations, appointment scheduling, data entry and deposits.
- Computer experience with MS Windows, Outlook and medical software applications.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum 2 years in a physician's practice.
- Knowledge of medical billing including CPT and ICD 9 & 10 coding.
Responsibilities
- Greeting patients and the public
- Answering and screening telephone calls
- Scheduling patient appointments
- Preparing the medical record
- Serving as the liaison between the patient and medical support staff
- Data entry
- Filing
- Balancing charges and collections at the end of each day
- Entering phone messages into the EMR system
- Scheduling appointments in E-clinical Works and FlowCast
- Scheduling referrals for patients via the fax system
- Direct calls and email
- Coordinate care for patients
- Support patients/families/caregivers in self-management, self-efficacy and behavior change
- Manage the practices' patient population
- Participate in the practice's quality improvement process and performance evaluation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
