Patient Support Coordinator

Jobtailor; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a dedicated patient care support professional in Seattle. You will liaise with patients, families, and healthcare teams, prioritize and route high-volume calls, and gather essential information to support care processes at the front desk.

Responsibilities include assisting with prior authorizations, managing patient flow, resolving conflicts, and conducting follow-up research to ensure smooth operations in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years of related experience in customer service, patient support, and/or office management.
• Preferred Bachelor's degree.
• Healthcare/ medical back office experience.

Responsibilities

• Performing a variety of patient care support tasks.
• Acting as a liaison between patients, families and the RN and provider teams.
• Answering high volume phone lines including prioritizing, screening, and routing calls.
• Gathering and documenting appropriate information.
• Supporting prior authorizations for medication and supplies.
• Managing customer flow by answering questions, resolving conflicts, and notifying appropriate staff of issues.
• Providing research and follow-up.

Skills

Patient Care Support

Customer Service

Office Management

Healthcare Experience

Conflict Resolution

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Information Gathering

Documentation

Prior Authorization Support

Call Screening

Customer Flow Management

Job description

• Performing a variety of patient care support tasks


• Acting as a liaison between patients, families and the RN and provider teams


• Answering high volume phone lines including prioritizing, screening, and routing calls


• Gathering and documenting appropriate information


• Supporting prior authorizations for medication and supplies


• Managing customer flow by answering questions, resolving conflicts, and notifying appropriate staff of issues


• Providing research and follow-up

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent experience


• Minimum three years of related experience in the areas of customer service, patient support, and/or office management


• Preferred Bachelor's degree


• Healthcare/ medical back office experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong patient care support capabilities, effectively acting as a liaison between patients and healthcare teams while managing customer flow and resolving conflicts. Proficient in gathering information and supporting prior authorizations in a healthcare setting.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Patient Care Support


• Customer Service


• Office Management


• Healthcare Experience


• Conflict Resolution

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Information Gathering


• Documentation


• Prior Authorization Support


• Call Screening


• Customer Flow Management

Soft Skills

• Communication


• Interpersonal Skills


• Problem Solving

Industry Keywords

• Healthcare


• Medical Back Office


• Patient Support