Audiology Patient Care Coordinator

3 days ago


Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States Ascentist Healthcare Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Audiology Patient Care Coordinator to join our team at Ascentist Healthcare. As a key member of our front office team, you will be responsible for providing exceptional patient care and administrative support to our audiologists and patients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Greets and registers patients in a prompt, pleasant, and helpful manner.
  • Provides instructions and directions to patients.
  • Informs appropriate clinic personnel of patient/visitors' arrival.
  • Answers incoming telephone calls, screens calls, takes messages, and provides appropriate information.
  • Regularly checks the Audiology message lines and returns patient calls promptly.
  • Scans chart information into the EMR system in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Receives payments from patients and issues computer-generated receipts.
  • Balances all monies received at the end of shift (cash, checks and credit cards) to a computerized system to ensure that funds are accounted for properly.
  • Schedules, coordinates and re-schedules patient appointments following protocol.
  • Reviews patient account information in the computer system for any special flags (e.g. collection) and handles these flags accordingly.
  • Obtains the patient's insurance card and/or other third party billing information, and verifies that our physicians are participating providers with the patient's insurance carrier.
  • Informs patients accordingly if we are not a network provider.
  • Maintains a working understanding of which insurance companies we are and are not contracted with.
  • Updates patient current demographic information, collects balances due on account, provides any necessary forms needing completion, and obtains signatures as necessary.
  • Obtains referring physician information from patients (if applicable) and inputs this information into the computer system in the designated fields.
  • Determines if managed care referral is needed, and ensures that patient has that referral prior to seeing the physician or audiologist.
  • Verifies necessary insurance and demographic information and records in the practice management/EMR system following the established company protocol.
  • Operates a computer system to generate information necessary for billing the patient and third-party payers.
  • Communicates the company financial policy to patients and presents necessary forms for signature.
  • Communicates to the Business Office any insurance changes on patient accounts that affect previous visit charges (so that those charges can be refilled with third party payers, if needed.)
Additional Responsibilities
  • Maintains and updates current information on audiologists' schedules (individually or through communication with appropriate staff) ensuring that patients are scheduled properly and appointments are confirmed.
  • Oversees hearing aid/audiology waiting area, coordinates patient movement, reports problems and/or irregularities.
  • Maintains clean, orderly waiting area including beverage area and reading materials.
  • Ensures that doors to clinical areas remain secure at all times.
  • Attends department and company meetings, as required.
  • Participates in outside educational opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills upon approval of management.
  • Maintains strictest confidentiality at all times with regard to patient protected health information; has read and understands the company's HIPAA Privacy Notice to patients.
  • Performs other job-related duties, as necessary.
Requirements
  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Minimum of one year medical scheduling/receptionist experience.
  • Clean background check.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Proficiency using Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
  • Ability to work concurrently on multiple projects with varying priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while ensuring accurate and quality work.
  • Proven record in attendance, demonstration of reliability and dependability in prior roles.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
  • Demonstrates effective time management with the ability to plan and organize work, adjust schedule and duties as requested and work overtime as needed.
  • Demonstrates a high level of motivation, accountability, and ownership.
  • Demonstrates effective problem-solving and follow-up skills.
  • Demonstrates friendly, personal, and timely customer service skills.
  • Ability to effectively use general office equipment including phones, fax machines, copiers, and other similar office technology on a regular basis.
  • Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate, read, write, and understand English.
  • Understanding of and ability to comply with all regulatory requirements including OSHA, HIPAA, Ascentist Policies and Procedures and Ascentist Employee Handbook.


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