Patient Visit Specialist - Neurosurgery

Now hiring a Patient Visit Specialist for Neurosurgery!

Presbyterian is hiring a Patient Visit Specialist that performs visit closure activities to coordinate patient care while providing an exceptional patient experience for the successful completion of the next steps ordered by the clinician. The chosen individual would have advanced scheduling (Return scheduling knowledge to include the ability to scrub schedules for accuracy and efficiency in the home department) for specialty or radiologic procedures recognizing payor requirements and obtaining prior authorization/certification/referrals for visits/procedures. The individual will process daily referral work queues for authorization deferring only those that require payor consideration. Primary Care and most Specialty Care offices must process STAT and ASAP referral work queues for results received and monitor inbaskets and reports for overdue results waitlisted appointments recalls etc.

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Why Join Us

• Full Time Exempt: No
• Job is based at PMG Cedar Multispecialty
• Work hours: Days
• Benefits: We offer a wide range of benefits including medical wellness program vision dental paid time off retirement and more for FT employees.

Ideal Candidate:

High school or equivalent
Shortterm training in Medical Terminology
Familiarity with CPT and ICD10 coding
Minimum 18 months experience in a clinical setting with significant MD interaction

Experience:

• Minimum 18 months experience in a clinical setting with significant MD interaction
• Proficiency in prior authorization/certification/referral process
• Must pass EPIC competency for Registration at completion of Epic Clerical Training class

Academic Preparation:

• High school or equivalent
• Shortterm training in Medical Terminology
• Familiarity with CPT and ICD10 coding

Professional Requirements:

• Pass annual competency exam for all areas of responsibility.
• Attend Quarterly MSO meetings.
• Attend Staff meetings
• Attend Employee Forums

Abilities:

• Requires strong organizational and multitasking skill sets
• Significant customer service skill set paramount
• Must be able to function under pressure while maintaining professionalism

Working knowledge of CPT and ICD10 coding

• Reviews and follows order entered into the EHR by the clinician
• Schedule return visits lab radiology STAT & ASAP appointments and advanced imaging
• Obtain Prior Authorization/Referral per payor protocols
• Validates patient MyChart Access
• Prints AVS as applicable with double check for HIPAA privacy
• Collects any backend patient balance such as high deductible
• Communicates effectively to ordering clinician when any restriction such as access restricts or prohibits scheduling as ordered
• Appointment reminder calls
• Perform other duties as required

All benefitseligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental vision shortterm and longterm disability group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

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Why work at Presbyterian
As an organization we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers markets to partnering with local communities Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients members and the communities we serve. We are locally owned notforprofit healthcare system of nine hospitals a statewide health plan and a growing multispecialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908 we are the states largest private employer with nearly 14000 employees including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drugfree and tobaccofree employer with smoke free campuses.