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    Patient Services Coordinator III - Boston, United States - Mass General Brigham

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    Patient Services Coordinator III Description

    This role offers a $750 sign on bonus to eligible external candidates.

    The Patient Services Coordinator is an essential part of the care team serving as the primary point of contact for patients. The Patient Services Coordinator (PSC), under general supervision, provides administrative support to healthcare providers in a high-volume ambulatory practice setting. The PSC works with the Physician Assistant to provide Urologists with the necessary support for their practices. Primary responsibility includes working with Physicians on visit planning for scheduled patients, maintaining calendars, communicating changes in schedules, and assisting with academia and research for respective physicians. Our care teams will "partner" with each patient to define and reach their customized health goals. These health goals will be achieved by providing the patient with superior access to care, information and tools that promote collaboration with their care team and increased self–management of health. The design of the care teams, clinical operations, space and technology will ensure that each staff member is well supported and can effectively use their unique skills as they collaborate to care for patients.

    Essential Responsibilities

    The PSC will serve as the key interface between the Urology care team and the patient. The PSC will support care team members in all matters related to care coordination and management and will simultaneously serve as a proactive and ready resource for all care coordination needs and inquiries by patients. More specifically:

    Within the patient visit or other patient interactive processes, the PSC will support the patient and care team in arranging for and coordinating needed patient care services, including but not limited to the following activities:

    With regard to assisting in the successful management and execution of the Urological Care, the PSC will:

    Answer and screen telephone calls coming in from CAS members and/or patients. Take accurate message or direct call to appropriate person. Greet and direct patients, families, visitors and staff. Respond to the requests in a timely manner and provide clear, accurate information within scope of knowledge and authority.

    Document in the electronic medical record, as appropriate, coordination efforts as they pertain to the goals within care team.

    Monitor patients' demographics and insurance information as necessary and obtain specialist referrals for all patient's appointments. Schedules patient appointments utilizing scheduling tools and resources. Coordinate and communicate ancillary appointments and procedures working with other hospital staff as needed.

    Assess continuing needs to achieve documented health goals, in collaboration with the care team, and work to address them.

    Identify key barriers to care and patient's ability to manage their health and wellness.

    Facilitate access to necessary services by navigating any barriers to care and advocating on the patient's behalf.

    Act as the liaison by consulting and collaborating with members of the health care team, including the APF care team and outside providers caring for the patient in order to promote continuity of care and attainment of health and wellness goals.

    Promote wellness and empower the patient to take an active role in the management of their own health.

    The PSC will maintain the physician's administrative and clinical calendars. Types correspondence, manuscripts, and documents that may require complex formatting. Composes routine correspondence. Transcribes letters and patient notes as needed for physicians and/or facilitates notes and letter in Epic System. Composes routine correspondence. Prepares and distributes material for meeting and committees.

    The PSC will manage preparation for surgical cases, confirm pre-op testing, compile necessary paperwork, and confirm date and time of procedure with patients.

    The PSC will actively participate in daily team huddles and care team meetings to update team members on the care coordination efforts and status thereof, for any patient requiring or requesting services.

    In a combined effort with the Care Team, the PSC will support care triage as follows:

  • With "high touch – high service" attitude and expertise, effectively manage incoming care need communications from patients and families, whether by phone, care team staff messages or the Patient site In this effort, work effectively to fully investigate, understand and document the patient's needs, concerns and expectations for response, and then communicate back to patients your understanding of patient needs and response expectations, and your next steps toward providing the needed care.
  • With a complete understanding and documentation of patient needs, interface with the patient's team (medical secretary, nurse, APP, MD) to direct messages to those team members that are most appropriate for timely evaluation and response to patient needs. Whenever possible, be proactive in closing the loop with the patient and in supporting the team in whatever way possible.
  • Assist patients with: Completion of practice appointment schedulingInsurance referral processing or questions, referring them to appropriate departmentInforming practitioners of medication refillsQuestions regarding lab or other test resultsInsurance and billing questionsMedical forms and record requestsUse of technologies created for patient use, . personal health web-site, etc.All other administrative matters
  • Helps orient new staff as appropriate.

    Active participant in all projects/task administered by the management team.

    Follows all MGH Urology and Hospital based procedures and policies.

    Follows all scheduling guidelines as defined by MGH Urology management.

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    Qualifications
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills, whether in person, via the telephone and/or in writing, . e-mail.
  • Superior patient care and service attitude with corresponding skills. Excels within and helps to enable a process improvement and team building environment.
  • Works well both independently and as part of a team.
  • Demonstrates intellectual independence and initiative and has a desire to learn new skills and better methods of completing work efforts.
  • Exceptional organizational and time management skills; ability to organize time and priorities effectively, asking for direction when appropriate.
  • Experience with common PC computer software including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Outlook, reference management software.
  • Comfortable in a practice environment/culture that promotes ongoing change toward process improvement.
  • Completed all required annual training
  • Demonstrated knowledge of HIPPA Confidentiality and Privacy Policies
  • Demonstrated understanding of Disaster protocols to include: fire, safety, and code calls, per the mandatory training, as outlined by MGH and JCAHO guidelines
  • EDUCATION:

  • Minimum Required: High school diploma, GED or equivalent
  • Preferred: Some college or Associate's Degree
  • EXPERIENCE:

  • 1-2 years of secretarial, customer service experience or equivalent in a medical or healthcare-related setting
  • Preferred: Experience in a clinic, medical or healthcare related setting


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