Care Access & Referrals Coordinator

LifeLong Medical Care; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Ten paid holidays

FSAs

403(b) retirement plan

Job summary

LifeLong Medical Care in Berkeley is seeking a Central Referrals Coordinator to join our administrative team. You will manage specialty referrals, follow up, data entry, and tracking in our patient-centered workflow.

The role is full-time (40 hrs/wk) with benefits. The position is represented by SEIU-UHW under a CBA; membership in good standing is required as defined in the agreement. Join a multi-site FQHC delivering comprehensive care.

Qualifications

• Responsibilities include providing specialty referrals, follow-up, data entry and tracking.

Responsibilities

• Receives referral requests from providers, processed and communicates with providers as needed to clarify.
• Requests urgent appointments as needed.
• Verifies current insurance information.
• Contacts HMO’s, PPO’s, Medi-Cal/Medicare or other special funding sources to obtain authorizations to ensure reimbursement of services.
• Follows up on all referrals and maintains accurate tracking in Epic and i2i.
• Coordinates efforts with Health Information Technician to make sure medical report information is received and placed in the chart.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Job description

LifeLong Medical Care in Berkeley is seeking a Central Referrals Coordinator to join our administrative team. You will manage specialty referrals, follow up, data entry, and tracking in our patient-centered workflow.

The role is full-time (40 hrs/wk) with benefits. The position is represented by SEIU-UHW under a CBA; membership in good standing is required as defined in the agreement. Join a multi-site FQHC delivering comprehensive care.