What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Front Office Coordinator position at US Heart & Vascular?
US Heart and Vascular is in need of a Medical Front Office Coordinator to join our team at HeartPlace in Arlington, TX.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for professional administration of assigned office. Includes responsibility for and oversight of administrative duties related to physician(s), patients and all employee(s).
- Ensures new staff are properly trained for their role.
- Ensures appropriate communication to facilitate office compliance related to Company and regulatory policies and practices.
- Responsible for all office scheduling; physician, patient and employee related.
- Initiate’s patient account registration.
- Ensures efficient function of the office through proper employee scheduling. Working with management, accepts, considers and approves/denies employee requests for PTO.
- Oversees payroll for clinic. Ensures time submitted for payment is accurate and complies with Company policy. Approve time for payment in a timely manner.
- Supervises and/or performs Check-In, Check-out, scheduling, insurance verification/precertification and payment collection process as required due to office demands.
- Responds to patient account inquiries (check for accurate ins. Reimbursement & open charges.
- Negotiates and arranges financial arrangements w/patients. Resolves patient billing concerns, referring them to customer service when needed.
- Oversees or performs scheduling hospital procedures/test, doing orders & precertification.
- Works with Operations and Human Resources to assist in resolving office issues, employee performance or policy issues, and/or employee concerns.
- Responsible for submission of fee tickets, transcription, patient demographics, and any other supportive documentation to CBO for timely submission of claims.
- Maintains and coordinates cardiology ER ‘call’ schedules.
- Follows other policies and procedures such that there are no verbal or written warnings during the evaluation period.
- Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
- May be required to move between locations as needed.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum 2 years medical office experience to include heavy scheduling experience.
- Supervisory experience with strong employee relations skills.
- Basic accounting skills.
- Ability to travel to off-site clinics and meetings as needed.
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