Practice Coordinator 2

UCSF Health, AG; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Medical Center seeks a Practice Coordinator to serve as the public face of the Practice and collaborate with administrative, clinical and management teams to ensure smooth operations and high-quality patient service.

The role supports CRM messages, referrals, in-baskets, billing and scanning, while adhering to UCSF standards. Flexibility to work at any UCSF campus is required.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent with four years related experience; or college degree and 6 months related experience.
• Strong computer skills and ability to navigate multiple patient records systems.
• Excellent customer service and communication/interpersonal skills, both over the telephone and in person.

Responsibilities

• Represent the administrative team as the public face of the Practice.
• Support practice operations and customer service recovery and intervention efforts.
• Handle CRM messages, telephone encounters, referrals, and billing activities.
• Maintain routine clerical operations and communications per UCSF standards.

Skills

Computer skills

Office software

Customer service

Written communication

Problem solving

Independent work

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

EPIC

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

As a patient-focused organization, UCSF Medical Center exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. UCSF Medical Center seeks faculty and staff that are committed to the values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence that are integral to our mission.

Practice Coordinator Overview

The Practice Coordinator is primarily responsible for representing the administrative team as the public face of the Practice and works closely with the administrative, clinical and management teams to support practice operations and customer service recovery and intervention efforts. Provides support to all functions of the administrative teams including but not limited to: CRM messages, telephone encounters, referrals, APeX in-baskets, scanning, filing, authorizations, and billing.

The PC is responsible for the maintenance of all routine clerical operations and communications. Adheres to the UCSF House and Telephone Standards and is sensitive to the needs of patients, staff and providers at all times. The PC is a team player who works closely with others and who is flexible in dealing with the changing priorities. Requires a self-reliant individual who synthesizes knowledge of practice operations in order to problem-solve, prioritize and facilitate complex transactions in the course of daily activities.

This position makes a difference for patients in an outpatient care unit by providing excellent customer service, facilitating and ensuring the accuracy of the information flow between medical, hospital staff and departments to maximize unit efficiency. The PC is required to work at any UCSF campus as needed and scheduled.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent with four years related experience; or college degree and 6 months related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Successfully passes fingerprinting protocol and is approved to be a cash collector if applicable.
• Strong computer skills, including basic keyboarding skills, and experience with at least two Office-type software programs (i.e., Outlook, Word and Excel). Proven ability to navigate through multiple patient records systems. Able to sit at a computer terminal with telephone headphones for extended period of time.
• Ability to analyze situations, prioritizes, and develops solutions and makes recommendations.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to use good judgment and work independently, at times under the pressure of deadlines.
• Ability to access situations prioritizes workload, develop solutions and make recommendations.
• Excellent customer service and communication/interpersonal skills, both over the telephone and directly.
• Basic math skills required.
• Proven ability to deal with a wide variety of individuals;
• Ability to deal sensitively and effectively with patients.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong writing skills to include the ability to compose, edit, and proof a wide variety of documents.
• Demonstrated administrative/office coordination skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical practice terminology.
• Within six months of start date, based upon completion of training, the Supervisor, completes the proficiency checklist with the employee. This includes the following areas if applicable - Referrals (Incoming referral entry) and handling all referral WQs - Pend orders - Pend smart sets - Schedule surgeries - Work applicable work queues - Enter/edit outside test results - Messaging (CRM) if applicable - 2nd calls in CRM if applicable - Telephone encounters - My open encounter - Staff message - New message - Route Patient advice request to providers (My Chart) - Patient Schedule (My Chart) - Letters - Pools - Patient look up - Check in process - Check out process - Comment field - Quick note - Scanning

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in health care (may include medical, dental or veterinary) in the following areas: patient scheduling, insurance verification, medical record data abstraction, or patient financial services.
• Prior experience with appointment, ancillary service or surgical scheduling or a combination of all three.
• Bi-lingual or multi-lingual capability (Spanish, Cantonese, and Russian) strongly preferred.
• Prior experience with EPIC.

Required Licenses/Certifications

• N/A

Medication Access and Storage

The "Medication and Auxiliary Staff Competency" must be successfully completed for Level I, Level II or Level IV staff PRIOR to performing duties requiring medication access (including access, transport, and/or stocking activities OR access to medication storage areas for cleaning). LEVEL 1: Access Med Storage Areas for Cleaning LEVEL 2: Access & Transport LEVEL 3: Access, Transport & Stocking Environmental Service Personnel Drivers Anesthesia Technicians Patient Support Assistants (PSAs) Hospital Assistants (depending on specific duties; ask HR if unsure) Hospital Unit Service Coordinators Material Services Personnel Volunteers Medical Assistants Nuclear Medicine Technologists Ophthalmology Technician Patient Care Assistants (PCAs) Pharmacy Storekeepers Radiology Technologists (all modalities, Ultrasound, Mammo, etc) Instructions: After employee successfully completes the level‑appropriate competency, please check the corresponding box below. Obtain the employee's and manager's signatures to attest that the competency was completed and send the signed job description to HR for the employee's personnel file.

_____ Level 1 As a part of daily activities, employees may have access to medication storage areas for cleaning only. These activities must be in compliance with the Medications and Auxiliary Staff competency for Level 1.

_____ Level 2: As part of daily activities, employee may access and transport medications. These activities must be in compliance with the Medications and Auxiliary Staff competency for Level 2

_____ Level 3: As part of daily activities, employee may access, transport and stock medications. These activities must be in compliance with the Medications and Auxiliary Staff competency for Level 3. Signature Section: I have successfully completed the Medication and Auxiliary Staff Competency at my designated level (I, II, or IV), in order to complete the functions of my position. I have had the opportunity to have all my questions answered.

_____________________________ __________________ Employee Signature Date _______________________________ __________________ Manager Signature Date

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence - also known as https://www.ucsf.edu/about/mission-and-values . In addition to , UCSF is committed to equity - both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available https://diversity.ucsf.edu/ . Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

EEO Statement

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.