Physician Residency Coordinator jobs in Waterloo, IA

• Clinic Manager

• Integrity – We adhere to a code of ethics that emphasizes honesty, sincerity, and being open through both our words and actions at all times. We strive to always do the right thing for our patients, families and coworkers.
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  Compassion - We believe everyone at Mercy is a caregiver. We treat all patients and families with the utmost respect and compassion. We deliver our care and services with kindness and empathy to help alleviate suffering.
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  Accountability – We accept responsibility for our actions and performance.
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  Respect – We honor and value the individuality, spirituality and diversity of our patients, families and coworkers by treating them as we and they would want to be treated.
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  Excellence – We are committed to being patient centered by providing responsive and personalized care to ensure the best possible outcomes in a safe and holistic environment. We provide superior service and quality by going the extra mile for our patients, their families and our coworkers.

• Discusses Care Everywhere/transfer of medical records with the patient and obtains proper patient consent in accordance with HIPAA.
• Collects worker's compensation billing information, pulls up protocol form portal, and collects protocol information if protocol does not exist.
• Collects accurate insurance information, puts in correct filing order, asks MSPQ, scans in insurance cards and ID's, utilizes RTE and external websites to verify.
• Registers the patient in Epic upon arrival and collects accurate demographic information, completes "checklist", and does not bypass stops.
• Responds to medical record requests in a timely manner to include requesting information from the Health Information Management department.
• Handles routine billing questions as they arise and forwards questions requiring research to the financial counselor.
• Enters charges, as needed and payments made at time of service timely, accurately and according to defined policies.
• Scans information into media as needed including, test results, physician referral reports (and links to original order), and other correspondence to patient record for review.
• Schedules tests and procedures ordered by the provider and completes associated paperwork, including Lab and X-ray.
• Maintains and accurately balances cash drawer on a daily basis.
• Balances entry of charges and payments with the daily report and makes corrections as needed, including voiding payments and notifying recon and manager.
• Collects deductible/co-insurance, co-pays or balances at time of service using EPIC and Virtual Merchant, according to organizational targets.
• Opens, dates and distributes incoming mail and answers routine correspondence.
• Retrieves and disburses messages from answering service/machine and facsimile machine, including RightFax.
• Schedules, cancels, reschedules and confirms patient office visits in an accurate manner and according to office scheduling procedures.
• Answers the telephone and disburses calls in a friendly, prompt and professional manner. Conveys messages accurately and appropriately.
• Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Word processing/computer knowledge required.
• Medical terminology and coding background preferred.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of insurance carriers and their eligiblity requirements (including Title 19 and Medicare).

• One year experience in a medical office environment preferred. Two years customer service experience preferred.

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

• Work requires close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to read pertinent printed material and distinguish colors.
• Worker must be able to visually assess patients’ safety needs.
• Normal visual acuity required to maintain accuracy and neatness of work.
• Preparing and reading written documentation, use of computer.
• Peripheral vision.

• Adaptability to performing under stress when confronted with emergent, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or situation in which working speed and sustained attention are make-or-break aspects of the job.
• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Ability to maintain both a high standard of courtesy and cooperation in dealing with co-workers, patients and visitors and satisfactory job performance despite the stress of a clinic environment.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to situations requiring the precise attainment of set limits, tolerances or standards.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to interact with the patient population of: infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric.
• Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, or unusual situations.
• Ability to influence people in their opinions, attitudes or judgments about ideas or things.
• Ability to make generalizations, evaluations or decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria; i.e., patient assessment and/or equipment performance.
• Adaptability to performing repetitive work or to performing continuously the same work, according to set procedures sequence or pace.
• Adaptability to dealing with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
• Able to communicate with people regarding giving and receiving of instructions.
• Adaptability to changing priorities.
• Adaptability to fluctuate between priorities on a daily basis, i.e. answering the phone, pulling charts, filing charts, copying charts and helping answer questions for ancillary staff.