CO Medical Office Coordinator

Job Req ID: 114110

CO Medical Office Coordinator

The Department of Surgery is seeking a seeking a CO Medical Office Coordinator who will coordinate activities and provide administrative support for a multi-faceted clinical office to ensure a smoothly functioning office and good patient relations. Interact with patients, patients' families, referring physicians and third-party carriers with regard to patient-related issues. Work with others in a team environment. Provide administrative support for medical matters on behalf of physicians, as well as general academic/general administrative support.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Medical Administrative Support

• Professionally and efficiently handle incoming requests from patients and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly.

• Gather patient information, fulfill patient needs, educate patients, where applicable, to prevent the need for future contacts and document interactions in applicable systems.

• Provide quality service and support in a variety of areas which may include, but not limited to scheduling, registration and care coordination.

Clinical Support

• Schedule new and follow-up clinic appointments and assist in canceling and rescheduling of clinics for providers.

• Collect insurance information, and complete registration in EPIC.

• Answer questions from patients about billing and refer to JHU Physician Billing Services and/or JHH Patient Financial Services.

• Support the physician with insurance preauthorization and single case agreement processes by submitting necessary clinical information as instructed by the physician.

• Coordinate follow-up office visits by providing information about treatment, and testing locations. Schedule lab tests and other procedures, and/or coordinates with other areas to complete scheduling process.

• When physician's clinic is cancelled, call patient to re-schedule physician and/or testing appointments pertaining to that visit.

• If requested by physician, complete courtesy calls to patients to remind them of appointment arrival times and answer questions about location, parking, what to bring, etc.

• All information entered into EPIC will be subject to evaluation, quality controls and performance management standards.

• Participate in multi-party conversations to ensure appropriate timing of services and medical records as required by physician.

• Provide administrative support for medical matters on behalf of physicians.

• Answer in-coming call from patients and provide information to patients, as appropriate

• Routinely check voice mail and return calls to patients within 24 hours.

• Monitor/manage office fax and scanning appropriate documents to medical record.

• Coordinate with patient and/or referring physician to obtain outside medical records.

• Ensure that all relevant outside medical records are received and scanned into Epic in advance of clinic.

• Ensure that physician gets medical records in advance per protocol as appropriate.

• Refer patient to appropriate resources/clinical areas.

• Send out letters and post op information to referring physicians, if needed.

• Send out confirmation letters to patients when appointment is scheduled less than 1 week out and/or does not have MyChart, or as needed.

• Review clinic schedules and make adjustment as appropriate.

• Open and/or close provider templates using appropriate codes/reasons.

• Ensure that template closures occur greater than 30 days in the future so as not to impact the provider bump rates.

• Ensure that appointment notes are detailed and legible.

• Other activity processed in EPIC.

• Enter patient phone messages and route to physician.

• Print and send patient letters as necessary.

• Document inbound/outbound phone messages to patients as appropriate.

• Pend orders based on defined "Practice Preferences."

• Inbasket - Check messages daily and respond as directed by divisional policy.

• Upload imaging discs into the Ambra Image share system; educate patients or other institutions on how to upload images remotely.

• Requesting, processing, and coordinating with JHH pathology regarding outside pathology.

• Provide information to patients.

• Reinforce information for office visits (e.g. scheduled dates of service, information to bring to the visit, driving instructions, where to park, etc.

• Act as a liaison for patient, coordinating future consultations, diagnostics tests, or procedures.

• Reference and become familiar with insurance information found on Johns Hopkins Managed Care website.

• Facilitate scheduling of lab tests and other procedures. Determines appropriate schedule for clinical appointments based on physician schedule and does three-way call to hand off patient to call centers.

Prescription refills

• Gather information and to pend RX request and route to appropriate clinician.

• Input RX refills requested and route to physician or clinical nursing inbasket.

• Assist as needed with insurance authorizations - as necessary.

Coordination of OR Cases (If applicable)

• Accurately post all OR cases in a timely and efficient manner.

• Verify that the posting sheet and patient consents are completed and signed by the surgeon and scanned within EPIC.

• Update all appropriate Outlook calendars (Provider and KGOS) with surgical details; ensure that any and all changes/updates are noted.

• Send out surgical packet to patient with pre-op instructions through EPIC or other mediums - as necessary.

• Verify all documents are received and scanned appropriately into EPIC prior to date of surgery; documents must be appropriately indexed using the correct document types and categories.

• Communicates and manage schedule changes and report conflicts to appropriate preoperative staff.

• Ensure all pertinent records are received for surgery: radiology cd's are received or advised to bring to the patients visit, and the pathology slides have been requested.

• Attend weekly and quarterly surgical scheduling meetings and trainings.

• Review Divisional Pathology Log to ensure receipt of necessary pathology; if not received must make follow up calls on request to ensure timely receipt. (If Pathology cannot be processed in time for surgery, inform the provider and wait for instructions on how to proceed.)

• Receive from physician completed and signed forms requested by the patient such as: Disability, Family Medical Leave, Workers Compensation, etc. (All completed forms should be scanned into EPIC and originals sent back to patients for their records.)

• Prepare to support clinic activities from home in case of JHU closure (utilize virtual desktop and keep electronic reference lists as needed, and make sure you have cell or home phone numbers for physicians, supervisors, and clinic manager).

Academic/General Administrative Support

• Provide general administrative support to one or more physicians.

• Answer office phone, schedule meetings/maintain calendars for physicians, make travel arrangements, maintain filing system (copy or scan as indicated).

• Assist with preparation of correspondence, reports, posters, and related documents.

• Compile information for reports and other requested information.

• Order stock and maintain office supplies.

• May coordinate meetings on behalf of the physician.

• May assist with preparation of sponsored project material.

• Process reimbursements or payments per department protocol as applicable.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.

• Two years administrative experience.

• Additional education may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Classified Title: Medical Office Coordinator

Job Posting Title (Working Title): CO Medical Office Coordinator

Role/Level/Range: ATO 40/E/02/OD

Starting Salary Range: $16.00 - $28.50 HRLY ($51,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: M-F 9 -5

Exempt Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus

Department name: SOM Sur Cardiac Surgery

Personnel area: School of Medicine

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Vaccine Requirements

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Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week