What are the responsibilities and job description for the Front Office Coordinator - Wound Care (FT, Days) position at Northern Dutchess Hospital?
Description
Position at Northern Dutchess Hospital
Summary : Accesses patients into the hospital system, establishes a satisfactory patient-hospital relationship, initiates the information flow and records keeping process, prepares record for electronic billing and answers phones and schedules patients for appointments.
Responsibilities :
- Answers phones and obtains demographic and financial information.
- Schedules new and follow up patient appointments in EMR.
- Registers patients in Hospital system and verifies insurance.
- Verifies coverage and need for Authorization for Procedures - Obtains ABNs as needed.
- Requests / retrieves medical records on patients and prepares them for provider review prior to patient arrival.
- Obtains signatures, consents and copy of insurance card from patient / family upon arrival.
- Maintains schedule in cooperation with nursing staff, conducts patient reminder calls and re-schedules as needed.
- Works with providers for needed signatures for patient paperwork.
- Copy, Fax and coordinate needed insurance information and patient supply / care needs.
- Scans records into EMR and Hospital System to maintain financial records.
- Reviews EMR documentation and Superbills for completeness.
- Enters charges into Cerner Batch Tool.
- Reconciles charges from EMR with charges entered into Cerner.
- Checks Dx codes in HIM system and monitors Pre and Post Bill Edit queues.
- Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Foundational Values.
- Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
- Performs other duties as required.
Education : HS GRAD / EQUIVALENT
Working Conditions :
Manual : significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational : Some occupational risk
Physical Effort : Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force
Physical Environment : Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Company : Northern Dutchess Hospital
Org Unit : 1152
Department : Wound Care Ctr
Exempt : No
Salary Range : $17.60 - $33.48 Hourly
Salary : $18 - $33
