PATIENT CARE SPECIALIST

Sun Life Family Health Center Inc

  • Casa Grande, AZ
  • 4 days ago
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    Skills

    • Documentationunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • High School Diplomaunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Medical Office Administrationunmatched
    • Medical Record Systemunmatched
    • Order Processingunmatched
    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Riskunmatched
    • Statisticsunmatched
    • Stress Testingunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Ultrasoundunmatched

    Description

    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:

    The patient care specialist facilitates all aspects of patient activities as a collaborative effort across the heath care continuum. The patient care specialist will ensure that our patients receive the appropriate in-house testing and follow up as recommended by the Center for Women providers. This patient-centered approach will allow for a centralized approach to meeting our patients' needs.

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

    • Obtain authorization for in-office testing (i.e. ultrasounds and non-stress tests) by contacting the appropriate insurance carrier, communicating the providers instructions, and transmitting information as needed to obtain authorization
    • Communicate with and schedule patient once authorization is received for in-office testing
    • Clearly document patient services as related to insurance approvals and patient communications in appropriate location in Sun Life's EHR
    • Track pending authorizations and patients that have yet to be scheduled as to ensure all tasks are completed for each patient in a timely manner
    • Facilitate rescheduling of testing as needed by patients
    • Review, contact, and reschedule "no shows" for testing with appropriate documentation
    • Enter orders so the testing reports can be reviewed by the provider efficiently
    • Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by compiling statistics, communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport and participating in problem-solving methods
    • Refer patient to Outreach department if eligibility for sliding fee is identified or if a change in payor source is identified to align resources with patient and population needs
    • Run reports monthly to confirm patient appointments
    • Make use of eCW registry reporting to track all high-risk patients to maintain quality and reduce gaps in care
    • Manage MFM Referrals
    • Place ultrasound orders
    • Attach ultrasound reports to patient's chart eCW.
    • Any other tasks designated by supervisor

    EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

    • High School Diploma or equivalency preferred
    • Experience as a receptionist in a health care setting preferred

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationCasa Grande, AZ

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