Vascular Coordinator

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System; Savannah, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System is seeking a dedicated care coordinator to bridge hospital and outpatient services.

You will perform basic patient care, assist physicians, and manage routine office procedures while maintaining accurate medical histories. Responsibilities include coordinating referrals, scheduling tests and surgeries, handling patient check-in/out, and ensuring proper documentation in eClinical Works.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years clinical, hospital or office setting experience required.
• Certificate - Preferred.
• BLS - Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow policies and procedures for routine office procedures, assist physician and review tests with physician and contact patient with results and instructions.
• Take vital signs at each visit and input into the electronic health record; verify and update patient records.
• Identify patient education needs and assist in patient teaching on health maintenance and illness management.
• Answer phones; process documents; collect payments.
• Schedule all surgeries and tests; order medical supplies as needed; coordinate physician's schedule and credentialing.
• Perform eligibility; input patient demographics and insurance information; schedule appointments accordingly.
• Perform clerical and clinical duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical duties

Care coordination

Patient communication

Scheduling

Clerical tasks

Education

Certificate (Preferred)

Tools

eClinical Works

Job description

Performs clinical duties in keeping with established policies and procedures which include basic patient care, performing routine office procedures, assisting the physician during clinic, working up patients, and obtaining and recording accurate medical history. This position is responsible for being the care coordinator for patients between the hospital and the outpatient office. Performs clerical duties which may consist of, but are not limited to, checking patients in and out, scheduling testing, scheduling surgery, obtaining prior authorizations, coordinating patient care with dialysis center/hospital, scheduling incoming referrals, prescription refill coordination, and fax in box monitoring.

Education

Certificate - Preferred

Experience

3-5 Years clinical, hospital or office setting - Required

License & Certification

Basic Life Support (BLS) - Preferred

Core Job Functions

• Follow policies and procedures for routine office procedures, assisting the physician and reviews tests with the physician and contacts the patient with the results and instructions. Recognizes and anticipates urgent and emergent patient situations and responds appropriately.
• Vital signs must be taken on each patient, on each visit and input into eClinical Works. Verifies and updates patients clinical record on each visit.
• Identifies patient education needs and may assist in patient teaching as to appropriate health maintenance and management of illness. Communicates effectively with patients, families, and other members of the health care team.
• Answers phones. Processes incoming and outgoing documents. Collects payments.
• Schedules all surgeries and tests. Orders medical supplies when needed. Coordinates physician's schedule and credentialing.
• Performs eligibility. Accurately inputs patient demographic and insurance information. Schedules appointments accordingly.
• Performs clerical and clinical duties as assigned.