Referral Coordinator in London

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The Referral Coordinator (Care Coordinator) at our Mayfair location is a highly visible customer service and patient-focused role. The incumbent in this role works directly with our patient population and their families, insurance representatives and outside vendors, physicians, clinicians and other medical personnel to ensure the referral process runs smoothly. He/She operates in a dynamic and professional environment to ensure the highest level of quality healthcare is delivered to our members.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinates and processes patient referrals to completion with precision, detail and accuracy.
• Prioritises HPP patients in Primary Care Physicians panel, stats, expedites and orders over 5 days.
• Orders have been approved (when needed).
• Schedules patient (Preferred Providers List of Specialist) and notifies them of appointment information, including date, time, location, etc.
• Uses Web IVR to generate authorisations (Availity, Careplus, Healthhelp NIA and any other approved web IVR for authorisation processing).
• Completes orders with proper documentation on where patient is scheduled and how patient was notified.
• Referrals have been sent to specialist office & confirmed receipt.
• Prepares and actively participates during physician/clinician daily huddles utilising RITS Huddle Portal and huddle guide.
• Effectively communicates the physicians/clinicians needs or outstanding items regarding to patients.
• Enters all Inpatient and Outpatient elective procedures in HITS tool.
• Ensures patient's external missed appointment are rescheduled and communicated to the physician/clinician.
• Participates in Super Huddle and provides updates on high priority patients referrals.
• Adds referral based phone calls for Primary Care Physicians panel.
• Completes and addresses phone messages within 24 hours of call.
• Checks out patients based on their assigned physician/clinician.
• Retrieves consultation notes from the consult tracking tool.
• Follows up on all Home Health and DME orders to ensure patient receives services ordered.
• Provides extraordinary customer service to all internal and external customers (including patients and other ChenMed Medical team members) at all times.
• Utilises patient messaging tools.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of medical terminology, CPT, HCPCS and ICD coding desired.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task. Must be open to cross-functionally training in referrals and back office duties.
• Able to exercise proper phone etiquette with the ability to navigate proficiently through computer software systems.
• Team-oriented with the ability to work extremely well with patients, colleagues, physicians and other personnel in a professional and courteous manner.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise and timely complete tasks.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, database, and presentation software.
• Ability and willingness to travel locally within the market up to 10% of the time.
• Spoken and written fluency in English; Bilingual a plus.

PAY RANGE: $17.0 - $ Hourly

The posted pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for this position. Final compensation will depend on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, education, geographic location, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for bonuses or commissions.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

We're ChenMed and we're transforming healthcare for seniors and changing America's healthcare for the better. Family-owned and physician-led, our unique approach allows us to improve the health and well-being of the populations we serve. We're growing rapidly as we seek to rescue more and more seniors from inadequate health care. ChenMed is changing lives for the people we serve and the people we hire. With great compensation, comprehensive benefits, career development and advancement opportunities and so much more, our employees enjoy great work-life balance and opportunities to grow. Join our team who make a difference in people's lives every single day.