Patient Care Coordinator - FT Practice

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If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country. We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home. A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment.

In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other locations, we're committed to the well-being of the community. That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our Eat Well food access program, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. We're also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.

Employment Type:

Employee

Employment Classification:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Work Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Total Weekly Hours:

40

Location:

Rohrerw - 2309 Evesham Road

Voorhees, NJ

Additional Locations:

Job Information:

Summary:

Administratively coordinates and monitors the patient throughout the patient experience including: scheduling of appropriate appointments, documentation, insurance coordination, pre-certifications for testing, follow-up diagnostic testing.

Coordination and communication with patient, provider and multi-disciplinary departments.

Coordinator will be the first-line administrative contact for patient, while providing concierge-like service and access.

Responsible for managing schedules of inpatient or outpatient appointments/procedures in busy Cardiology practice. Maintain an organized workflow for optimizing schedule utilization for all Providers.

Handles a high volume of incoming and outgoing calls while providing excellent customer service.

Assists in orienting new staff on scheduling and reporting processes and covers other administrative areas such as front desk as needed.

Position Responsibilities:

• Monitors and/or performs daily administrative coordination of patient experience through scheduling of administrative appointments, follow up diagnostic testing, monitoring of testing results, ongoing communication with patient, physicians and multi-disciplinary departments.

• Prepares charts for new patient consult by coordinating testing reports, insurance referrals, and other appropriate documents necessary for efficient consult.

• Assists with patient supplemental testing coordination and scheduling, including provider and staff tasking, prescription coordination and follow communication with patient.

• Enters data and documentation in patient health database, as well as practice logs.

• Provides administrative support to Physicians and Practice Manager as needed regarding correspondence, patient record, documentation and office administrative information.

• Assists with Practice office team regarding additional administrative functions including scanning, faxing, copying patient records and other admin duties as assigned.

• Assists as needed with front desk functions and patient assistance via check in and check out.

Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required:

Two (2) to Four (4) years practice experience preferably in outpatient Physician office, Cardiology experience preferred but not required.

Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Previous experience with high volume scheduling tasks in medical facility.

Experience with electronic patient health record required, Epic preferred.

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

Medical Terminology Experience required.

Required Education:

High School Graduate or equivalent required.

Associate's degree preferred but not required.

Training/Certifications/Licensure:

Current Medical Assistant certification preferred.