PATIENT COORDINATOR

Description

Full-Time Hours: Monday-Friday 8AM to 5PM

Summary & Objective

The Coordinator, Patient provides clerical support to patient care teams in relationship to patients.

Essential Functions

• Evaluates and ensures accuracy in the preparation of documentation.
• Maintains files and other information in an organized manner to ensure follow-up and timely completion of assignments given by the Director, Clinical Care.  
• Maintains an excel file of all the visits as they are received in the centralized email account.
• Tracks physician billing ensuring the billing sheets are approved by the Manager and keeping a record by Physician.
• Tracks Contract bed visits and uploads notes into EMR system.
• Tracks wound care visits and uploads notes into EMR system.
• Maintains list of patients of all contract bed admissions in Hospitals for Dade and Broward.  
• Reports any variances between billing and EMR system to supervisor.
• Maintains admission and certification tracking log in various hospitals.
• Enters physician Weekly Assignments that have a note into the EMR system before month end. 

 *Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Other Duties

• Completes Data Entry using Excel.
• Ensures effective communication with other Interdisciplinary Teams. 
• Respects and maximizes team effort through interactions with both clinical and support staff. 
• Establishes and maintains patient records.
• Complies with all policies, local, state and federal laws and regulations.
• Provides other duties of healthcare team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

• No supervisory responsibility.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push/pull up to 250 pounds, walk, climb stair or ladders, stand on feet for extended periods of time, etc.

Disclaimer

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

EEOC Statement

CHS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Requirements

Knowledge & Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent education or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Must have knowledge of computer office/clinical software
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook
• Must be able to read, write and understand the English language
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible Full-Time schedule that may include weekends and holidays
• Must be able to provide own transportation to various locations in service areas, as required by duties