What are the responsibilities and job description for the Insurance Specialist. Patient coordinator position at Weightloss and Wellness Center?
We are looking for a meticulous and detail-oriented individual who takes pride in their work and providing excellent customer service and care. You should have excellent typing and computer skills, as well as strong communication and customer service skills. You should have insurance knowledge.
Patient Coordinator and Insurance specialist Responsibilities:
- Giving new patients paperwork to fill out, putting together their medical charts, and verifying their insurance information.
- Answering telephones and emails as well as common questions about insurances appointments, and instructions.
- Assisting patients with their documents and sign-in procedures.
- Scheduling patients' appointments and surgeries, sending reminders to patients, and scheduling emergency and add-on surgeries.
- Ensuring adequate preparation for surgeries by scheduling the necessary equipment and procedure rooms and maintaining the surgical inventory.
- Understanding surgical procedures, such as the necessary time a surgery takes and the medical staff necessary, in order to properly maintain a surgical schedule.
- Providing patients with pre and post-operative instructions.
- Managing surgical documents, gathering and inputting patients' information, and entering post-surgery data into patients' records.
- Ensuring all surgical cases are scheduled in a timely manner in accordance with the Physician or Surgeon's directions.
- Patient Care Coordinator and Insurance Specialist Requirements:
- Certified Medical Assistant
- Knowledge about medical insurances.
- Bi-lingual Preferred (Spanish)
- Experience in clerical, administrative, or secretarial work may be advantageous.
- Good computer, telephone, and typing skills.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Education:
- Associate (Required)
Experience:
- Computer Skills: 3 years (Required)
- Customer Service in Medical Office: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Certified Medical Assistant (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $23 - $25