Patient Services Coordinator

Community Healthcare Network; Washington Heights (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare network is seeking a Full-Time Patient Services Coordinator to optimize administrative operations and enhance patient care. This pivotal role involves training staff, improving billing accuracy, and ensuring compliance with regulations, making it essential for seamless healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree with 5+ years of healthcare experience or equivalent.
• High school diploma with 7+ years of healthcare experience.
• Experience in dental operations and patient scheduling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain training materials for front-end staff.
• Conduct training on appointment scheduling and billing processes.
• Streamline insurance verification and improve revenue collection.

Skills

Billing Processes

Insurance Verification

Data Analysis

Training and Development

Customer Service

Education

Associate's Degree

High School Diploma

Job description

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Community Healthcare Network is seeking a Full-Time Patient Services Coordinator. The PSC will play a pivotal role in optimizing administrative operations, improving workflow efficiency, and strengthening financial performance to support seamless patient care.

Job Function

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop, implement, and maintain training materials and job aids for front-end staff, ensuring standardization across sites.
• Conduct initial and ongoing training on appointment scheduling, billing processes, insurance verification, and revenue cycle workflows.
• Participate in quality improvement efforts aimed at enhancing staff performance metrics and service delivery.
• Develop data-driven solutions to enhance billing accuracy, insurance verification processes, and revenue collection rates.
• Ensure provider schedules are properly filled, reducing appointment gaps and no-show rates.
• Support billing teams by identifying denied claims, revenue leakage, and accounts receivable trends.
• Participate in quality initiatives aimed at improving collection rates, reducing claim rejections, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Conduct quarterly sliding fee audits and ensure proper documentation of insurance eligibility and patient billing arrangements.
• Address billing discrepancies and workflow inefficiencies that impact provider productivity and the revenue cycle.
• Conduct day-before and day-of insurance verification to ensure patient eligibility.
• Collaborate with front-end staff to resolve discrepancies in insurance details.
• Process and collect co-payments, deductibles, and sliding fee payments for video visits.
• Assist uninsured patients with enrollment in Medicaid, marketplace insurance plans, or other applicable programs.
• Facilitate Primary Care Provider (PCP) changes as requested by patients, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
• Serve as a liaison for patients, resolving concerns related to insurance, billing, and appointment scheduling.

What We Look For

• Associate's Degree with a minimum of five (5) years of healthcare experience or satisfactory equivalent of education and experience combined.
• High School Diploma or satisfactory equivalent with a minimum of seven (7) years of healthcare experience.
• Prior experience in dental operations, billing, and patient scheduling is preferred.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care