Req #: 242750

Department: UW MEDICAL BONE & JOINT CENTER

Posting Date: 01/28/2025

Closing Info: Closes On 02/07/2025

Salary: $4,220 - $6,042 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-classified-staff-20210208.pdf)

The UW Medical Center Bone & Joint Center has an outstanding opportunity for a Patient Care Coordinator (Full-Time Days) .

WORK SCHEDULE

• Full-time, 100% FTE (40 hours per week)

• Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

• Day Shift POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Convenient locations

• Close proximity to public transportation DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION University of Washington Medical Center, Northwest Hospital, and the Eastside, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine provides comprehensive services in the areas of Arthritis, Foot and Ankle, Fractures and Trauma, Hand and Upper Extremity, Hip and Knee, Metabolic Bone Disease, Oncology, Pediatrics, Shoulder and Elbow, Spine, and Sports Medicine. RESPONSIBLITIES

• Act as primary liaison for UWMC/UW Medicine and represents departmental physicians with the hospital, patient and family, referring physicians, outside agencies, staff from outside hospitals and general public by providing information and advice regarding UWMC hospital services

• Triage medical information to Surgical Specialties Center, direct patients to appropriate services

• Perform all functions of PCC, including reviewing and updating registration data, contacting insurance companies and review organizations

• Provides clinic charges to current and prospective patients. Develop cash collection system for patient deposits and management of self-pay patients

• Facilitate patient admission and post-discharge follow-up, acting as resource across the continuum. Assures complete records available for appointments, including medical records management, fax records management, preparation of satellite medical record and records request QUALIFICATIONS High school graduation or equivalent AND two years of experience in the program specialty OR equivalent education/experience ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs) Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.