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General Summary/Purpose:This position will support the practice of a surgeon and a mid-level provider. Coordinate day-to-day activities of a multi-faceted complex medical and/or surgical practice to ensure a smoothly functioning office and good patient relations. Serve as resource in a team environment. Address patient problems, third party issues and patient-related situations based on past experiences and resolve issues independently. As appropriate, refer patients to other resources. Adapt to changes in technology and software to ensure efficient office practice. Provide administrative support for medical matters on behalf of physicians, as well as general academic/general administrative support.Specific Duties & Responsibilities:
Coordinate patient visits within specialty program that requires more complex coordination of care across departments and/or multiple locations, departments, institutions and/or entity lines of service, and multiple systems.
Patient Scheduling: If approved to schedule in EPIC, schedule appointments in EPIC.
Schedule new and follow-up clinic appointments, and assist in canceling and rescheduling of clinics for providers who have a non-scheduler as their MOC.
Collect insurance information, and complete registration in EPIC.
Answer more complex questions from patients about billing and refer to JHU Physician Billing Services and/or JHH Patient Financial Services.
Support the physician with insurance preauthorization and single case agreement processes by submitting necessary clinical information as instructed by the physician.
Coordinate follow-up office visits by providing information about treatment, and testing locations.
Schedule lab tests and other procedures, and/or coordinates with other areas to complete scheduling process.
When physician’s clinic is cancelled, call patient to re-schedule physician and/or testing appointments pertaining to that visit.
If requested by physician, complete courtesy calls to patients to remind them of appointment arrival times and answer questions about location, parking, what to bring, etc.
All information entered into EPIC will be subject to evaluation, quality controls and performance management standards.
Provide administrative support for medical matters on behalf of physicians.
Answer in-coming call from patients and provide information to patients, as appropriate.
Routinely check voice mail and return calls to patients within 24 hours.
Coordinate with patient and/or referring physician to obtain outside medical records.
Ensure that all relevant outside medical records are received and scanned into Epic in advance of clinic.
Ensure that physician gets medical records in advance per protocol as appropriate.
Refer patient to appropriate resources/clinical areas.
Send out letters and post op information to referring physicians, if needed.
Send out confirmation letters to patients when appointment is scheduled in less than 2 week timeframe as needed.
Receive from physician completed and signed forms requested by the patient such as Disability, Family Medical Leave, Workers Compensation, Medical Assistance Application, MVA, etc.
All completed forms should be scanned into EPIC and send original to the patients for their records.
Review clinic schedules and make adjustment as appropriate.
Assist with other activity processed in EPIC.
Enter patient phone messages and route to physician.
Print and send patient letters as necessary.
Document inbound/outbound phone messages to patients.
Pend RX refills requested and route to physician.
Pend orders based on defined “Practice Preferences.”
In-basket – check messages daily and respond as directed by department policy.
Provide information to patients.
Reinforce information for office visits (e.g. scheduled dates of service, information to bring to the visit, driving instructions, where to park, etc.).
Act as a liaison for patient, coordinate future consultations, diagnostics tests, or procedures.
Answer more complex questions with accuracy and provide up to date insurance information found on Johns Hopkins Managed Care website.
Facilitate scheduling of lab tests and other procedures.
Determine appropriate schedule for clinical appointments based on physician schedule, and does three way call to hand off patient to call center.
Assist with prescription refills.
Gather information to pend RX request and route to physician.
Assist as needed with insurance authorizations for non-formulary medications.
Coordinate OR Cases (If appropriate).
Work with surgical scheduling coordinator to post all OR cases.
Verify that the posting sheet is completed and signed by the surgeon and scanned within EPIC.
Send out surgical packet to patient with pre-op instructions.
Verify all documents are received and scanned appropriately into EPIC prior to date of surgery.
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED.
Three (3) years progressively responsible medical office experience.
Intermediate computer and prooing skills required.
Medical terminology required.
Additional education may be substituted for up to one year of experience.
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in the Johns Hopkins system strongly preferred.
Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Final applicant for this position may be required to complete skills assessments appropriate to position description.
Classified title: Sr. Medical Office CoordinatorWorking title: Sr. Medical Office CoordinatorRole/Level/Range: ATO 40/E/02/OEStarting Salary Range: $17.42-$23.95 (commensurate with experience)Employee group: Full-TimeEmployee Status: Non-ExemptSchedule: Monday- Friday 8:30am–5pm 40hrs/WkLocation: Bayview Medical Center – 4940 Eastern AveDepartment name: 10003461 - SOM - Ortho Bay Clinic - Ortho SurgeryPersonnel area: SOM – School of MedicineThe successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu . For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.Equal Opportunity EmployerNote: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.EEO is the LawLearn more:https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeocselfprintposter.pdfImportant legal informationhttp://hrnt.jhu.edu/legal.cfmEqual Opportunity Employer:Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.
