Description
This will be a full-time limited position in the Department of Neurosurgery. The Patient Care Coordinator will act in a diversified position within the Department of Neurosurgery in the David Geffen School of Medicine. Duties are anticipated to change on a daily basis contingent on which Neurosurgeons office is in the highest need of assistance. The Patient Care Coordinator will provide coordination of care, continuity, follow-up, and support for the patients and their families. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: answering, triaging and responding to patient phone calls, scheduling clinic appointments, pre and post scrubbing of clinic appointments, assisting patients with scheduling diagnostic tests, preparing charts and documents for clinic visits, enter referrals and orders, coordinate scheduling and management of patient surgeries and all follow-up care, assisting with obtaining insurance pre-certifications and referral authorizations, referral work queues, process requests for medical records, process medication refill requests, organize and maintain a computer calendar system, and assist with processing disability and return-to-work forms and various letters at patient and provider's request. Other projects and administrative tasks will be assigned on an as needed basis. *This is a full-time, one year limited appointment that may convert to career. Pay Range: $28.23 - $40.44 Hourly