Office Coordinator

Company: Steward Health Care System
Location: Haverhill
Posted on: February 14, 2020

Job Description:

About Steward Health Care SystemSteward Health Care is the largest private, tax-paying physician-led health care network in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Steward operates 35 hospitals in the United States and the country of Malta that regularly receive top awards for quality and safety. The company employs approximately 42,000 health care professionals. The Steward network includes multiple urgent care centers and skilled nursing facilities, substantial behavioral health services, over 7,900 beds under management, and approximately 2.2 million full risk covered lives through the company's managed care and health insurance services.Steward Medical Group (SMG), Inc. is Steward's multi-specialty group practice with over 4,500 employees including over 1,800 physicians and advanced practitioners. SMG operates approximately 450 practice locations throughout Massachusetts, Southern New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, and provides more than 4 million patient encounters per year. Position Function:Under supervision, serves as liaison between the physicians, office support staff, and the Practice Manager. The Office Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Practice Manager with all day-to-day operational, administrative, and fiscal aspects of the physicians offices. Job Relationships:The Office Coordinator reports directly to the Practice Manager, but interacts administratively with the clinical staff and administrative staff.Responsibilities/Essential Functions:-Performs duties and provides assistance according to Faculty Practice Plan policy and procedures, as well as any directives from the Practice Manager.-Ensures efficiency and productivity with respect to administrative and clinical functions of the office. Daily monitoring of physician and patient activity in the practice; allocates resources to necessary tasks and set priorities. Reports any problems in this area to the Practice Manager immediately.-Responsible for accurate registration, scheduling, confirmation, and billing functions. Responsible for answering clinic phones and sending messages to clinic staff/providers as appropriate.-Makes recommendations for improvements/enhancements to registration, scheduling, and billing procedures.-Manages the oversight and audit of encounter forms for completeness, accuracy, batching, and prompt distribution to billing.-Responsible for daily oversight and reconciliation of co-payment and cash collection to maintain daily average of 90%.-Triages patient complaints for the office, working with appropriate management personnel to resolve issues that arise.-Responsible for monitoring missing charge reports.-Oversees ordering all necessary supplies and equipment for the practice.-The procurement process shall include payment requests, on-line supply ordering, and reconciliation of AP payments.-Under the direction of the Practice Manager, responsible for the training and on-board processing of all new employees.-Assists Practice Manager with Payroll and payment of Invoices.-Assurance that all Best Practice initiatives are followed.-Maintains patient confidentiality according to Steward and hospital standards.-All other duties as assigned.Qualifications:-HS Diploma, Associates or Bachelors Degree preferred, but not required. Relevant work experience may substitute for degree requirements.-Must have 2-3 years experience in a healthcare environment.-Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a strong desire to work as part of a team. -Must be able to multi-task and prioritize daily activities. -Must have a thorough understanding of billing, information systems, and knowledge of medical terminology and HIPPA requirements.-Proficiency with computers and window-based products.-IDX experience preferred.-Knowledge of insurance coverage systems, including but not limited to co-payments, referrals, HMO, PPO and capitated products, preferred.-Experience with organization of medical charts preferred.-Ability to analyze operational issues and solve them creatively.-Strong orientation to patient care in accordance with the Faculty Practice Plan's values.-Training in the courses of Quality Improvement, Performance Improvement and other educational programs are encouraged. -Capacity to analyze, to think creatively and to weigh alternatives.

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