Patient Care Coordinator

The US Oncology Network; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare network is seeking a dedicated Patient Care Coordinator in Hackensack, NJ. This temporary full-time role serves as a vital link in coordinating patient care, handling physician referrals, and ensuring seamless interactions between patients and healthcare providers, making a significant impact in patients' lives.

Qualifications

• At least two years of experience in medical coding, patient advocacy, or social services.
• Ability to articulate information clearly with patients and healthcare providers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient referrals and medical appointments.
• Verify insurance eligibility and assist with financial resources.
• Provide educational materials to patients about their care.

Skills

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Accredited High School diploma

Some college

Tools

Medical billing systems

Microsoft Office Outlook

Microsoft Word

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Overview

Are you passionate about making a difference in patients' lives? RCCA is seeking a dedicated and dynamic Patient Care Coordinator Intern to serve as the vital link between patients and their healthcare journey. In this role, you will act as a medical liaison among the practice, hospitals, support services, and payors, ensuring a seamless experience for our patients.

Overview

Are you passionate about making a difference in patients' lives? RCCA is seeking a dedicated and dynamic Patient Care Coordinator Intern to serve as the vital link between patients and their healthcare journey. In this role, you will act as a medical liaison among the practice, hospitals, support services, and payors, ensuring a seamless experience for our patients.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time

Location: Hackensack, NJ

Compensation: $15.58 per hour

Compensation packages based on your unique skills, experience, and qualifications

Responsibilities

• Prior to a patients first appointment, contacts or meets with patient to obtain basic chart information (diagnosis, referring physician, personal data, insurance, etc.).
• Asks patient questions regarding medical style in order to match with Network physician style (or bed side manner).
• Inquires about patients family, medical, social services needs.
• On behalf of the patient, coordinates physician referrals, schedules oncology related medical appointments within and outside the practice, resolves insurance billing and coding issues, contacts agencies.
• Ensures accurate document is in the medical chart.
• Responsible for insurance verification and eligibility, assessment of patient financial requirements, educating patients on insurance benefits and co-payments.
• Obtains pre-authorization of services.
• Obtains and maintains accurate patient demographics.
• May assist patients with obtaining financial resources.
• Provides educational materials to patient and family.
• Updates, orders and maintains patient education materials including brochures, videos, and teaching materials.
• Refers patient or family members to agencies and services such as housing, transportation, pharmaceutical needs, beauty supplies (wigs), prosthesis, counseling, etc.
• Networks within the community to learn about and maintain an agency & services resource list.
• Researches and responds to routine inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• Requests assistance from more senior coworkers & supervisor to resolve non-routine issues.
  
  

Qualifications

• Accredited High School diploma or equivalent required. Some college preferred.
• At least two (2) years of directly related experience such as medical coding or billing, patient advocate, or social services, required.
• Must demonstrate the ability to verbally articulate information and questions with others in order to perform responsibilities effectively.
• Must be personable. Proficiency with computer systems, medical billing systems, and Microsoft Office Outlook & Word, required.
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this 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 or stand and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in a clinical environment and requires frequent interaction with staff, patients and the public. Work may require minimal travel by automobile to other USON buildings.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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