Patient Care Coordinator - Orthopedics Clinic

Foundation Health; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k with employer match

Tuition Assistance

Student Loan Forgiveness

Onsite Gym

Wellness Programs

Discount programs

Learning Center (childcare services)

Job summary

Foundation Health is hiring for an administrative care coordinator to handle patient intake, insurance verification, and scheduling. The role partners with the clinical team to ensure a seamless patient experience across the continuum of care and to provide resources for optimal treatment.

It requires strong communication, attention to detail, and ability to manage confidential information. Responsibilities include coordinating authorizations, maintaining records, and supporting billing and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years in hospital or medical office setting.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and payer processes.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and exercise good judgment.
• Strong communication, organization, and confidentiality skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient intake and registration, verifies insurances and authorizations.
• Obtains and documents patient insurance benefits across services.
• Schedules appointments, tests, and procedures; coordinates with care team.
• Maintains patient records and supports billing and reimbursement processes.
• Provides excellent customer service and protects patient confidentiality.
• Communicates with departments, payors, and providers to ensure plans follow protocols.

Skills

Medical terminology

Communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Interpersonal relations

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Hospital software

Office software

EMR systems

Job description

Overview

This position is responsible for providing personalized coordination, clarification and communication of all administrative aspects of care including patient needs assessments, insurance and authorization verification, registration, maintaining and handling of documentation, and scheduling of appointments. This position partners with the clinical care team to ensure a seamless experience for the patient and their family across the entire continuum of their treatment. This position assists with providing resources to help the patient maintain optimal care. This position performs follow-up tasks identified during the patient needs assessment for management of patients across the healthcare continuum or when the patient is in the continuum and needs additional resource support.

Pay & Benefits:

• Compensation: $23.53 - $36.76 hourly wage based on experience and education
• Additional Pay: Shift Differential, Annual Increases, Paid Time Off
• Benefits: medical, vision, dental, 401k with employer match
• Education Benefits: FHP Tuition Assistance, Student Loan Forgiveness
• Other Benefits: Onsite Gym, Wellness Programs, Discount programs, The Learning Center (childcare services)
• Shifts Available: Full Time; Days; 40hr/wk; 8hr Shifts Monday thru Friday

Responsibilities

• Performs patient intake process, which may include pre-registration/registration. Partners with the clinical care team to determine initial authorizations needed based on the predicted care treatment plan. Obtains patient insurance benefit information for all aspects of the treatment, including, but not limited to, inpatient and outpatient services, prescription drugs, and travel and housing, if necessary. May also answer questions regarding the authorization process and supply information to providers, patients and third party payors.
• Acts as a resource for insurance coverage, which may include obtaining authorizations and notifications throughout the patient's treatment. Obtains all necessary signatures and documentation required by the patient's insurance plan. Accurately and completely documents all information into the patient records system to ensure maximum reimbursement. Monitors and updates information regarding insurance data, authorizations, preferred providers and changes in patient's treatment plan. Partners with the clinical care team and insurance provider to ensure continued coverage of patient's care and maximum reimbursement and minimized financial impact to the patient.
• Provides administrative support in maintaining materials such as documents, proposals, routine correspondence, spreadsheets, composing and preparing routine reports, and maintaining records in a variety of business software and database applications for electronic medical records, billing, data management.
• Schedules physician appointments, tests, procedures and surgeries and may provide patient with necessary preparation instructions. Prepares, processes, and manages patient documentation to department database. Acts as a liaison between the patient, billing department, and payor to enhance account receivables, resolve outstanding issues and/or patient concerns.
• Optimizes patient experience by using effective customer service. Communicates continually with patients, other departments, referral networks and providers to ensure appropriate plans and protocols are followed. Uses discretion and is attentive to issues of customer confidentiality. Demonstrates skills in pro‑active resolution and attempts to resolve scheduling conflicts.
• May manage the medical record for the assigned area, including coordination with hospitals, practice offices and other ancillary services to obtain needed records. Responds to patient referral requests for tests, procedures and specialty visits. Follows guidelines and may assist in developing procedures to ensure that medical records are in compliance with all state and federal laws. May also reconcile charge tickets, identifying incomplete tickets, missing charge codes or missing diagnosis codes. Notifies clinical staff as needed.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

Qualifications

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

Requires three or more years working in a hospital or medical office. Requires knowledge of medical terminology. Must be able to work under minimal supervision and make independent decisions using good judgment. Excellent communication, human relations, attention to detail and organizational skills are required. Must possess highly developed interpersonal relations and process coordination skills.

Requires knowledge of payer contract terms and processes. Requires the ability to perform basic math function and the ability to handle confidential information and sensitive issues. Must be able to work effectively with common office software and hospital software to perform intake and updates to patient medical history in addition to other software used in scheduling and billing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer;qqualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.