Program Coordinator / Patient Scheduler Harborview Medical Center - Hand/Foot Clinic
About The Position
Harborview Medical Center's 6NJB Foot, Ankle and Hand Clinics has an outstanding opportunity for a Program Coordinator. Located in the Ninth & Jefferson building across from Harborview Medical Center, the Foot & Ankle Center at Harborview provides consultation and surgical treatment for complex foot and ankle reconstruction, including arthritis, deformities, genetic anomalies, sports injuries and traumatic injury. We also offer podiatry services and non-surgical treatments. We partner with our patients to develop an individualized treatment plan that will provide the best outcome for foot and ankle mobility and function. As the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine. It is dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. It provides exemplary patient care in leading-edge centers of emphasis, including emergency medicine, trauma and burn care, neurosciences, ophthalmology, vascular surgery, HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation, mental health and substance abuse care. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals. All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.
Requirements
- High school graduation or equivalent AND two years of experience in the program specialty OR equivalent education/experience
Responsibilities
- Coordinate patient’s entry into and through the health care system as related to a patient’s disability claims
- Coordinate and Complete all paperwork and correspondence requirements related to patients’ medically-required absence from work or medically-required work restrictions (i.e. required absence from work post surgery or work restrictions post surgery)
- Coordinate patient care services and serve as the patient advocate being available to both patient and physician during clinic sessions
- Facilitate delivery of efficient patient care with coordination of services with the patient medical visit
- Create clinic-specific policies, procedures, or workflows and adjust as state/payor regulations evolve
- Interview patients to determine areas of concern and anticipated needs upon reappointments with physicians and outside agencies
- Ensure the outcome of treatment recommendations for continued care is conveyed to outside consultants from the physicians
- Complete the necessary forms and corresponding billing documentation
- Collect and regularly report on statistics regarding volume of disability claims, types of disability claims, and corresponding revenue collected
- Collect and regularly report on statistics regarding FMLA cases (i.e. medically-necessary absence from work due to surgery)
- Budget Monitoring: correct L&I billing and reimbursement figures, monitoring patient spend down accounts
- Act as a resource and technical consultant to physicians, RNs, and others on the care team regarding disability claim needs
- Compose Correspondence and record patient information in the chart
- Timely Completion of disability and FMLA forms
- May direct the work of others
- Participate in COHE training
- Participate in an L&I orientation at L&I headquarters in Tumwater
- Spend 4 to 8 hours shadowing an experienced HSC at another COHE
- Obtain an L&I Provider Number in order to bill for his/her time
Benefits
- Benefits: For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
