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Coordinates schedules between referring physicians and the practice, collaborates with external offices around physician office and procedural schedules, and works cohesively with the finance department for cost accounting, requisitioning, and purchasing.Responsibilities\nPRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES(*Essential Functions)\nAssists other staff by scheduling, distributing work assignments, evaluating and assessing skills.\nEnsures a clean and orderly environment and that all systems are functional.\nPrepares and processes any administrative communications between the physician and other service areas.\nServes as the practice liaison for all external affairs.\nEnters patient demographic and financial information into the computer systems and/or practice management systems.\nObtains documents related to patient's identification and insurance; prepares all necessary paperwork for patient records.\nVerifies questionable information.\nObtains signatures on forms and regulatory documents.\nSchedules protocols; schedules patients and notifies the appropriate referring provider and patient of schedule plans and or delays.\nDetermines referring physician information, tracks their patients, and prepares follow-up summary reports.\nOrders, receives and accounts for all office and clinical supplies; works with supply chain in maintaining appropriate inventory.\nReceives and secures all pharmaceutical samples and materials for patient care; appropriately manages vendor visits and schedules.\nProvides support for the development of revenue and budget projections and targets for the practice.\nPrepares reports that assess overall performance and productivity for practice operations.\nVerifies insurance eligibility and obtains pre-certifications and/or prior authorizations; follows-up on accounts with incomplete information for resolution.\nCollects and accepts co-payments for office visits and provides receipts for payment, coordinates with finance team other payment arrangements.\nDocuments collection activity in the system.\nBalances cash drawer and processes deposits with accounts receivable departments.\nRefers cash accounts and/or patient inquiries regarding existing accounts to finance counselors.\nWorks with physicians, patients, third party payers/vendors, and billing/collection services.\nGreets and receives all customers; answers the telephone in a timely manner and responds and follows up to all messages.\nProvides patients with information regarding test/procedure preparation, scripts, scheduled dates and times, warnings, insurance payments options, referral needs, location and directions to service areas and parking.\nQualifications\nJOB SPECIFICATIONS(Minimum Requirements)\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES\nKnowledge with working with electronic health records and practice management systems. \nKnowledge in current CPT coding is desirable. \nDemonstrated verbal and written skills. \nCustomer service oriented attitude and behavior. \nAbility to multitask. \nCompetence in applying general operation practices, personnel practices, accounting and budgeting principles, and coordination of clinic administrative functions.\nEDUCATION\nAssociates Business Administration Preferred \n2 Healthcare/Medical - Business Office Required\nSTANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR Meets the Standards of Behavior as outlined in Personnel Policy and Procedure #1, Employee Relations Code.\nCONFIDENTIALITY/HIPAA/CORPORATE COMPLIANCE Demonstrates knowledge of procedures for protecting and maintaining security, confidentiality and integrity of employee, patient, family, organizational and other medical information. 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