Clinic Services Specialist Ortho Work Injury- Medical Center North Liberty
Clinic Services Specialist Ortho Work Injury- Medical Center North Liberty
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Job Description
The Department of Orthopedics is searching for a Clinic Services Specialist to contribute to the success of the Work Injury Recovery Clinic (WIRC). Responsibilities include coordinating new referrals patients throughout UI Health Care. This position completes forms analyzes Workers Compensation data scheduling requests deals with insurancerelated issues and EPIC issues and processes. Works closely with WIRC team and faculty/staff throughout the Orthopedic Department to provide world class care and access for Workers Compensation patients.
Duties to include:
- Daily point person assisting patients and case managers with appropriate and necessary paperwork. Assist patients with Work Comp Authorization for Release of Information and new referral paperwork. Schedules initial appointments for patients coordinating with Physician and other care providers schedules.
- Customer service responsibilities including being primary contact person for incoming telephone calls on WIRC phone line. Triage and redirect phone calls. Responsible for forwarding phone calls medical questions and requests for information and prescriptions to nursing personnel. Route requests for insurance and billing questions to appropriate personnel. Route requests for preauthorizations medical letters and records reviews to appropriate personnel. Complete requests for information and scheduling needs. Recognize and resolves problems.
- Monitors shared Outlook email inbox and fax in box. Print off or scan in faxes to patient chart. Print off and provide faxed information to the doctor for patients next visit. Provide documentation for and answer questions from patient Case Managers.
- Provide information to potential referring providers and patients regarding clinic referral process. Assist in compiling the necessary records for the referral process. Examines evaluates and verifies documents for completion. Prepares and compiles and maintains appropriate files.
- Reviews inquiries and provides information regarding policies and procedures requiring knowledge of both assigned and related work areas. Composes correspondence in response to routine inquires. Initiates and processes standardized forms related to area of assignment including consents.
- May assist with any performance improvement initiatives
- Composes nonroutine correspondence requiring judgment in the application of policies and procedures in both the assigned and related work areas.
- Periodic coverage of clinic operations support which includes patient checkout in clinic.
The new University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus will open in the Spring of 2025. This 469000 square foot facility will be home to UI Health Cares nationally recognized Orthopedics service line offering comprehensive coordinated and accessible care across the outpatient inpatient and surgical venues. These stateoftheart clinical facilities will also include a fullservice community imaging center laboratory services physical therapy retail pharmacy and emergency department as well as an array of support services. The facility has been designed to support a superior patient and staff experience; excellence across our patient care teaching and research missions; convenient access to services; and engaging community partnerships. UI Health Care is seeking a welcoming highlyskilled and collaborative workforce to be a part of the opening team for this superb new campus and to help further our mission of: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
- 1 year of administrative experience.
- Experience with data collection and dedicated attention to details.
- Experience maintaining records and/or databases.
- Knowledge of basic office routines and functions sufficient to refer visitors and telephone calls and to route correspondences by name and functional area.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to organize and prioritize multiple taskson time and maintains quality standards.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office programs.
Desired Qualifications:
- Knowledge of institutional and policies processes and forms.
- Experience with Epic
- Ability to make decisions requiring interpretation and judgment
- Working knowledge of orthopedic diagnoses procedures and testing.
Position and Application details:
In order to be considered for an interview applicants must upload a resume and mark it as a Relevant File to the submission:
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to selfdisclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions please contact Amanda Petersen at
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
