Patient Services Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY: The Patient Service Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of physician and patient scheduling tasks including, but not limited to: scheduling all office visit appointments, confirming office visit appointments, directing new patients to the practice location, and informing the patients of documents and payment arrangements required at the time of visit. The individual must possess the ability to verify insurance eligibility, reschedule appointments, and obtain the correct corresponding authorizations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Uses telephone headset and computerized appointment scheduling program to schedule patient appointments for specified physicians according to physician-specified protocol.

• Enters key demographic and insurance information into a permanent account; checks for IPA authorizations.

• Follows appointment scheduling protocol for each physician. Follows guidelines for patient access.

• Verifies insurance eligibility daily to ensure patients are covered for the current month.

• Ensures patients understand they are to arrive to their appointment with their referral form and x-rays. Informs patients the appointment may be cancelled if the referral and x-rays are not available.

• Informs patients of practice’s policy on collecting payment at the time of service.

• Informs new patients about the practice’s website; encourages them to visit and complete paperwork and print a map with directions to the practice.

• Checks e-mail regularly and responds to established patients who have requested an appointment through the website.

• Any urgent calls to a physician should be e-mailed to the Triage department or reach the appropriate specialty area using the backline to assure the call is handled expediently.

• Maintains patient confidentiality; complies with HIPAA and compliance guidelines established by the practice.

• Meets all Productivity Standards/Goals.

• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma required.

• Minimum two years’ experience working in a physician practice scheduling appointments.

• Comfortable using e-mail and interacting with Internet applications.

• Computer literate – with keyboard skills and knowledge of practice management and word processing software.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong customer service skills.