What are the responsibilities and job description for the Site Coordinator position at Highbar Physical Therapy?
About Us:
Help us revolutionize the Physical Therapy industry! We are changing physical therapy so our clinicians can focus on what they do best by empowering people to feel better, move freely, and live fully … without burning out.
Highbar, formerly Performance Physical Therapy, is a leading outpatient physical therapy practice experiencing significant growth with locations across New England. We’ve evolved our name to reflect the standard of care we’ve always provided and demonstrate how we are different.
We bring together the science of musculoskeletal health with the art of individualized care, consistently delivering life-changing outcomes for our patients.
The Site Coordinator enjoys working in a collaborative team structure and thrives wearing multiple hats. This position will provide administrative training, oversee the day to day activities and authorizations within their clinic or region, and communicate closely with the Clinic Director.
\n- Trains and onboards administrative staff (PCCs); trains Exercise Specialists on the administrative components of their role.
- Under the direction of the Practice Manager assists in coordinating and scheduling PCCs and Exercise Specialists to ensure adequate administrative support.
- Participates in making and implementing recommendations to promote clinic efficiency and effectiveness.
- Responsible for the clinic's daily service excellence, including facility maintenance, IT issues, and excellent customer experience.
- Monitors key performance metrics: cancellations, no-shows, visits, customer service, authorization metrics.
- Oversees authorizations within the clinic or region.
- Answers multiple line telephone system, obtaining demographic and insurance information from new patients being scheduled for an initial evaluation.
- Collects co-payments from patients, clearly documenting transaction on a written receipt.
- Runs daily co-pay collection reports to ensure collection accuracy.
- Responsible for patient appointments, cancellations and reviewing therapist schedules to effectively fill openings through a medical records system, documenting pertinent conversations for future reference.
- Documents patient visits, faxing initial evaluations, discharge summaries and notes to the appropriate physician.
- Interfaces with insurance companies to obtain authorization for all insurances, including tracking visits approved.
- Negotiate payment terms with customers in accordance with established guidelines to minimize collection agency potential.
- Regularly monitors patient accounts by frequently running detailed day sheet, POC compliance and balance report.
- Completes weekly reporting and dashboard items such as: Affidavit reporting, eligibility dashboard and active cases.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Two to three years of related experience and/or training
- Associate degree in healthcare administration or a related field of study preferred
- We offer a comprehensive benefit’s package including Medical, Dental & Vision; 401k with employer match; voluntary disability and life insurance options; Fitness & Wellness reimbursement; paid holidays and paid time off; Flexible work hours; Community volunteer opportunities, and more!
Highbar is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or veteran status.
