Referral Coordinator - Remote after 90 Days on site - Must be local to SWFL to be considered

Location:Orion Building -6630 Orion DriveFort Myers FL 33912

Department: LPG Referral

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1/8:00:00 AM to 4:30:00 PM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$16.49 - $20.16 / hour

Referral Coordinator (Full-Time, On-Site for First 90 Days SWFL Local Candidates Only)
Location: Orion Building, 6630 Orion Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33912
Schedule: MondayFriday, 8:00 AM 4:30 PM

Were hiring a Referral Coordinator to support patient care by managing incoming and outgoing referrals, verifying authorizations, scheduling appointments, and ensuring referrals are attached properly in Epic. Youll work closely with physician offices and schedulers and process 50+ referrals daily.

You must be local to Southwest Florida this role requires being on-site for the first 90 days.

What You Need:

• High School Diploma or GED (college or post-high school training a plus)

• 1+ year of customer service/scheduling experience

• Epic experience and medical terminology knowledge strongly preferred

• Strong communication, multitasking, and computer skills

• Insurance/authorization knowledge required

Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply!

Facilitates referrals by processing internal, outgoing, and incoming referral entries. The Referral Coordinator will be responsible for working assigned incoming and outgoing referral work queues, schedule patients, attach referral to patient appointments, obtain authorizations, proactively look into assigned department schedule and verify all authorizations have been done. Will also be responsible for maintaining communication/relationship with the assigned practice. Processes more than 50 referrals per day for completeness, and disseminating the referral appropriately to the correct work queues is the start of the scheduling process.

Education:High School diploma or GED equivalent required. Post high school training or college preferred.

Experience:Minimum of 1 years experience in customer service and scheduling. 6 months of Epic experience preferred.

Certification:N/A

License:N/A

Other:This job requires you to have a working knowledge of referrals and InBasket, so that you can communicate to the offices and physicians about the referrals. One must possess extensive knowledge Epic scheduling to maneuver efficiently and attach the referral to the appointment, which assists the scheduler in providing quick and accurate service for our patients. This position takes multi-tasking to a new level, and requires one to be flexible, as the job duties change quickly. Communication and fostering a team environment are an essential component of this job. We work in cubicles, so one must feel comfortable working in a confined space. One must maintain all of those proficiencies and will continue to achieve exceptional quality scores/error rate. In addition, this person must be crossed trained in all service lines of the department.

Medical terminology knowledge is a must. Knowledge and understanding of telephone etiquette including strong listening skills are essential. Excellent customer service, including verbal and written communication skills are required. Ability to effectively, precisely and clearly communicate with other departments, physician practices, staff and providers. Data entry skills and good computer skills are required including knowledge of Microsoft Office. Expert understanding of insurance and authorization process. Ability to trains all levels of referral coordinators for all assigned specialties. Being bilingual is helpful.

US:FL:Fort Myers