About the role
Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.
Title: Per diem (as needed) Office Coordinator - Wound Care Center - Rhinebeck, NY - Tuesday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:00pm
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.
Job Qualifications:
- 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: $21.49 - $41.73 Hourly
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