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Job Description Summary

• Responsible for organizing and maintaining all incoming orders for outpatient diagnostic procedures and surgeries. • Responsible for obtaining H&P, office notes and required documents prior to scheduled surgeries. • Review of clinical chart for compliance reimbursement and compliance with medical necessity guidelines, to include facility and physician records. • Responsible for entering physicians orders into electronic medical record and moving to appropriate folders. • Responsible for calling physicians office and obtaining orders when necessary. • Responsible for identifying medically urgent and emergent patients for outpatient and inpatient services underinsured and private pay patients. • Act as clinical liaison between facility and physician offices coordinating/scheduling patient’s treatment plan. • Conducts telephone conversations with patient, physician and physician office personnel to discuss clinical information and issues, to include financial requirements, status and schedule. • Confer with physicians regarding medically urgent and emergent clinical status. • Coordinates physician to physician patient status calls when deemed necessary. • Refers patient accounts to outsource vendors for assistance with financial needs. • Identify patient health risk factors, such as allergies, pre-existing conditions, or prior treatment, to anticipate obstacles. • Schedules patients for diagnostic tests from orders. • Actively supports the mission, vision, and values of the hospital and department.

Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Current RN Licensure for the State of Alabama. Ability to work in a closed work area. Knowledge of community services preferred. 5 years nursing experience preferred.

LANGUAGE/ COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Must be able to read, write, and speak English.

SKILLS:

Written, verbal and interpersonal skills required. Basic computer skills and comfort with Windows operating system required. Basic typing skills required. Annual completion of “Department Specific” Competency requirements as delineated in unit specific competency tool.

Shift

DayShift Details

First

FTE

0.5

Type

Regular

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Southeast Health is committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Southeast Health will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.