What are the responsibilities and job description for the New Patient Coordinator position at Navista?
What Patient Scheduler Contributes To Cardinal Health
Practice Operations Management oversees the business and administrative operations of a medical practice.
Patient Schedulers are responsible for booking and managing appointments for patients at a clinic, ensuring they see the right doctor at the appropriate time by coordinating schedules and minimizing wait times
Responsibilities
Applies acquired job skills and company policies and procedures to complete standard tasks
Works on routine assignments that require basic problem resolution
Refers to policies and past practices for guidance
Receives general direction on standard work; receives detailed instruction on new assignments
Consults with supervisor or senior peers on complex and unusual problems
Location:
cCARE Cancer Center: San Marcos
838 Nordahl Road
Suite 300
San Marcos, CA 92069
Anticipated hourly range: $21.00 per hour - $25.20 per hour based on experience.
Bonus eligible: No
Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
The hourly range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
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Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
Practice Operations Management oversees the business and administrative operations of a medical practice.
Patient Schedulers are responsible for booking and managing appointments for patients at a clinic, ensuring they see the right doctor at the appropriate time by coordinating schedules and minimizing wait times
Responsibilities
- Answers all incoming phone calls for new patient appointments in a timely and courteous manner.
- Schedules / reschedules new patient appointments in a timely and efficient manner.
- Effectively handles initial conversations with patients regarding financial matter with tact and diplomacy, ensuring the highest level of confidentiality.
- Requests initial referral / authorization and medical records for new patient packets. Prepares and mails thank-you letters and new patient packets in a timely and professional manner.
- Continually updates patient chart information for expired, PRN, and discharged patients, and provides list to billing office in a timely manner. Effectively maintains manual files on patient status changes and notes in chart if patient is in a skilled nursing facility.
- Accurately processes and closes accounts for new patients not presenting for treatment.
- Effectively participates in marketing / outreach efforts to referring physician offices and outside office staff.
- Ensure plants / flowers are ordered for expired patients, as appropriate.
- Accurately updates forms for department and orders supplies as needed.
- Cross-trains in all other New Patient Department positions; maintains a strong working knowledge of each position.
- Effectively performs other clerical duties as assigned.
- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent work experience, preferred.
- Zero to two years related work experience or training; strong customer service background, preferably in healthcare environment.
- Bilingual in Spanish highly desired
Applies acquired job skills and company policies and procedures to complete standard tasks
Works on routine assignments that require basic problem resolution
Refers to policies and past practices for guidance
Receives general direction on standard work; receives detailed instruction on new assignments
Consults with supervisor or senior peers on complex and unusual problems
Location:
cCARE Cancer Center: San Marcos
838 Nordahl Road
Suite 300
San Marcos, CA 92069
Anticipated hourly range: $21.00 per hour - $25.20 per hour based on experience.
Bonus eligible: No
Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- 401k savings plan
- Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Work-Life resources
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy lifestyle programs
The hourly range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
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Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
Salary : $21 - $25