Medical Services Coordinator

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTICE SERVICES LLC.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, AD&D, life保险

401k with employer match

Paid parental leave

Paid time off & holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

LifeStance Health is seeking a Medical Services Coordinator in Colorado Springs to coordinate medical care and support both patients and psychiatric clinicians. You will ensure quality customer service for in-person and remote care, handling prior authorizations, records, and communications.

The role requires 1+ years in healthcare operations or customer service, with High School or equivalent as a baseline; an associates or bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to multitask and prioritize to deliver high-quality patient experience.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and EMR systems; HIPAA privacy knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Operational Excellence: promote LFST culture, engage staff and clinicians, provide strong customer service.
• Patient Support: assist with authorizations, lab orders, records, and medication questions; coordinate care
• Clinician Support: aid clinicians with letters, faxes, and administrative duties; coordinate patient questions

Skills

Multitasking

Independent worker

Strong communication

MS Office & EMRs

HIPAA compliance

Education

High School or equivalent

Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

LifeStance Health

At LifeStance Health, we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in mental healthcare. Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team! LifeStance Health Values Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self. Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment. Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it. One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Additional benefits include a 401k retirement savings with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, holiday pay and an Employee Assistance Program.

Job Summary

The Medical Services Coordinator is responsible for serving as a point of contact to coordinate medical care, providing support to patients and psychiatric clinicians, ensuring quality customer service to in-person and remote patients and clinicians.

Compensation

Starting at $22.75/hourly, plus quarterly bonus/incentive potential

Location

6071 East Woodmen Road, Suite 325 Colorado Springs, CO 80923

Duties/Responsibilities

• Operational Excellence: Create a positive work environment; be a culture carrier and support in-office clinician and staff engagement activities to promote LFST culture, engagement, and connection. Provide strong customer service, responding quickly and appropriately to patient needs, and being prepared to manage potentially difficult or emotional situations. Communicate with peers, clinicians, and patients in ways that support patient care and clinician satisfaction.
• Patient Support: Assist psychiatric clinicians with necessary aspects of patient care including prior authorizations, lab orders, letters for patients, records requests, coordination of needed patient forms/paperwork (i.e. FLMA) Facilitate communication as needed between the patient, medical staff and the patient’s pharmacy Manage phone systems: Answer incoming calls to medical services line and provide patient support with medication related questions, refill requests, release requests, appointment reschedules, miscellaneous inquires, etc. Ensure accuracy of patient pharmacy information in the medical record Scan all hard copy correspondence into patient’s EHR record Assist patients with telehealth access, Patient Portal issues, and other troubleshooting as needed. Immediately handle any urgent requests; triage patient issues and resolution, i.e., direct to correct departments or elevate for assistance. Assist in coordination of external referrals for patient care
• Clinician Support: Provide general clinician support – assist clinicians with administrative questions and/or duties such as sending letters, faxes, etc. Coordinate with clinicians pertaining to any additional patient questions. Aid psychiatric clinicians in termination process for patients as needed (i.e. termination letter, external referral, AMD status, etc.)

Required Skills/Abilities

• Ability to multitask and prioritize duties to support delivery of high-quality patient experience.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in using Computer Software Applications (Microsoft Office & EMRs)
• Comfortable handling sensitive and confidential Information (HIPAA)

Education and Experience

High School or equivalent required, associates/bachelor’s degree preferred. 1+ years of experience in healthcare operations, customer service, or similar role or setting preferred.

Professionalism and Decision-making Responsibilities

Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure own behavior and the behavior of others are consistent with these standards and align with the values of the company.

Build Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others internally and externally to achieve the organization's goals.

Growth Mindset: Actively look for ways to improve processes/performance. Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate workable solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.

Flexibility and Adaptability: Willingness to be flexible in responsibilities and easily adapt to the company's needs.

Organization & Attention to Detail: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, and monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information. Understand the need for accurate information in data entry and communication with patients/clients and staff.

Conflict Resolution: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to resolve problems and express disagreements in a way that does not attack/disparage others or impact patient care.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Accommodation Contact

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our Human Resources Team at [e-mail]. Please note: This contact is intended solely for accommodation requests. Inquiries regarding applications, resumes and applicant status should not be sent to this email address as they will not be reviewed or responded to.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity Statement

LifeStance is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are fully committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our employees. Learn more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at LifeStance. LifeStance Health complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

Company Culture

At LifeStance Health, we know that mental health care jobs are more than careers, they are missions. When people choose careers in mental health, they do it because they care about their impact on the world. So do we. That’s why we’re assembling the very best team for both telehealth and in-person care.