KUSCP Front Desk Patient Care Coordinator

Front Desk Patient Care Coordinator

Responsibilities:
Front Desk Patient Care Coordinator duties will consist of, but are not limited to:

• Greet the patient and family and is sensitive to their needs.
• Scheduling of surgical cases.
• Maintains appointment schedule for patients. Coordinates patient schedule with surgery schedule.
• Ensures that patient charts are pulled, and information is accurate prior to the surgery date.
• Screens, takes messages, routes incoming calls, and assists out-going calls.
• Responsible for keeping current registrations of patients, insurance companies and referring doctors.
• Processes and gives receipt for monies received from patients and is responsible for the petty cash fund.
• Takes down name and number of the adult (18 or over) taking the patient home and follows the center’s procedures relating to the patient’s departure.
• Set up basic patient charts for each new patient, responsible for filing and auditing patient charts, checking for completeness and accuracy of the medical transcription.
• Refer charts back to appropriate staff and surgeons for completion.
• Compile quarterly reports on medical record deficiencies and assist with peer review for the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Coordinator.
• Assure the confidentiality of all records by the required permission of the patient for releasing the chart information.
• Follows all HIPAA guidelines when handling patient records.
• Assure that all surgical charts are locked at the end of the day.
• Ensure subpoenas and record requests are handled correctly and in a timely manner.
• Ability to train and supervise new personnel for the front office area.
• Acts as a liaison between the surgical team and the patient’s family.