Office Coordinator

Summary

• Position Summary
  • The Office Coordinator provides secretarial support to clinical staff. Answers telephone, screens calls, routes appropriately, retrieves and relays messages. Verifies patient information for registration and insurance verification. Coordinates patient scheduling both internally and externally. Scans and enters documentation into EMR to substantiate patient treatment and claim submission. Participates in activities to promote patient satisfaction and performance improvement.
• Education
  • High School Diploma - Preferred
• Experience
  • 1-2 Years General Medical Office - Preferred
• License & Certification
  • None Required
• Core Job Functions
  • Verification of patient demographics, insurance and other vital statistical information required to identify and submit insurance claims for services rendered. Collect information required by government and the health system for analysis as necessary. Scan required documentation to support necessary insurance and healthcare claim processing.
  • Coordinate various forms of communications to ensure messages and correspondences are delivered to the appropriate person. Respond timely to inquiries according to protocol. Prioritize messages and follow up to assure response to urgent messages has occurred.
  • Perform patient and provider scheduling activities according to SOPs to include but not be limited to clinic visits, referral visits, diagnostic and other treatment visits. Maintain clinical schedule to assure appropriate patient flow per medical staff's expectations and guidelines. Review daily authorization status with insurance representative for all patients coming to the service.