Radiation/infusion Coordinator - San Diego, United States - Sharp Healthcare
Description
[H.S. Diploma or Equivalent; Bachelor's DegreeHours
Shift Start Time:
8 AM
Shift End Time:
4:30 PM
Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements:
No Weekends
On-Call Required:
No
Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):
$ $ $36.880
What You Will Do
Provide for maximum organizational, administrative and supervisory support to the physicians, administration and staff in the Radiation Therapy Department.
Required Qualifications
- H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
- 3 Years experience with scheduling and insurance billing for medical services.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
- Previous experience as front office staff in physician's office.
Essential Functions
- Financial accountability
Acts as liaison to Patient Financial Services to ensure continuity in billing process between Sharp departments and maximize standardization in billing procedures.
Collaborate with other staff members to ensure accurate billing.Cross-trained and fully competent in all radiation billing and coding functions.
Able to utilize current computer system. Obtains pre-registration information on all patients and obtains authorizations as necessary.
Maintains a current fee schedule.
Responds to problem statements from business office and provides proper documentation to assist in collections.
Works with physician and admissions to negotiate payment arrangements for cash paying patients.
- Front desk support
- General support
Coordinate and oversee engineering facility repair orders for the department as needed.
Coordinate any communications/information systems problems/needs under the direction of the Manager. Oversee daily/weekly Information Systems reports and distribution.
Manage supplies and office equipment for department. No work delays due to missing or inadequate supplies.
- Quality assurance
Participates in weekly chart round and reports findings. Participation necessary at 95% of meetings to ensure proper documentation.
Completes all annual safety requirements including safety modules, observes proper safety precautions. Evaluation based on review of journals kept in department.
- Scheduling
Acts as prime liaison between Radiation Oncology Department and referring physicians' offices in coordinating appointments and obtaining all necessary information for physician to consult and initiate patient treatment.
Coordinates patient schedules with ancillary departments such as radiology, outpatient surgery, admitting and nursing staff, as necessary, to provide the most efficient patient care.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to utilize resources in an organized manner.
- Need to knowledge of contracts, scheduling, HMO, PPO, and government billing guidelines for radiation therapy.
- General knowledge of office procedures and equipment, including computer.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- General knowledge of CPT4 and ICD9 codes.
- Ability to record meeting minutes.
- Ability to follow physician's order and thorough knowledge of radiation therapy practice.
- General knowledge of radiology, lab and surgical procedures.
- Must work under mínimal supervision and have ability to remain calm and exercise good judgment in stressful situations.
- Effective interpersonal and patient contact skills.
- Must have good telephone manners.
- Knowledge of community services for cancer patient referral.
- Bilingual in Spanish or Tagalong preferred.
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