Sr Associate Patient Coordinator - Thoracic Surgery

The Nebraska Medical Center•Omaha, NE

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Nebraska Medicine is seeking a talented Sr Associate Patient Coordinator for Thoracic Surgery at their Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. This full-time position focuses on coordinating new patients for Vascular Surgery. Responsibilities include communicating with patients to schedule appointments, obtaining patient records, and scheduling multiple testing and clinic appointments, as well as rescheduling appointments. The role involves partnering with physicians, nurses, and other hospital staff to provide exceptional care. Nebraska Medicine has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of America’s Top Employers and the Best Employer in Nebraska.

Requirements

Minimum of one year of experience in a healthcare customer service environment required.
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum of one year post-secondary education with coursework in business, medical assistant program or nursing assistant program OR equivalent combination of education/experience in customer service or medical scheduling related capacity (one year of education equals one year of experience) required.
Demonstrated verbal and written customer relations skills required.
Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with an interdisciplinary team required.
Knowledge of medical terminology required.
Demonstrated analytical, prioritizing and organizational skills required.
Demonstrated ability to provide a high level of customer service to physicians, patients and other internal/external customers required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a healthcare environment with working knowledge of scheduling or healthcare record collection and registration systems preferred.
Clinical background in assigned area preferred.
Associates degree in business, healthcare or related field preferred.
Medical Assistant or Nursing Assistant preferred.
Previous experience with Microsoft office, data entry and electronic health records programs such as EPIC preferred.
Currently licensed medical assistant, patient care technician or certified nursing assistant (CNA) certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

Properly, professionally and sensitively obtain and handle medical records by communicating and coordinating with patients, physician offices, hospitals and other medical organizations/personnel in order to create accurate and sufficiently comprehensive patient charts.
Coordinate patient referrals to designated clinical programs and services by being a part of and communicating with a team of people tasked with ensuring that patient appointments are timely, accurate and appropriate.
Register and schedule patients in a customer service oriented, efficient and effective manner and in accordance with department guidelines.
Complete complex scheduling of multiple appointments and/or services.
Provide clerical support relating to scheduling and/or coordination of various services and surgical procedures within the organization.
Provide administrative support as necessary to all team members in clinic, surgical and procedural areas, as assigned.