Associate Referral Navigator (Searchlight)

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

TheAssociate Referral Navigator is responsible to the Center Administrator and provides appointment scheduling, patient registration, cashiering, answers incoming calls and performs other related clerical functions. This primary role provides front office support functions.

Hours : Monday Friday, 8 : 00AM 5 : 00PM

Location : 7061 Grand Montecito, Las Vegas, NV

Primary Responsibilities :

• Answer telephone calls, re-direct calls as appropriate, assist callers with questions or concerns, and take messages as needed
• Ensures all correspondence is scanned and / or filed, processes requests for medical records release and maintains appropriate logs, etc.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees, and the public
• Building new referrals from network providers
• Reviewing to ensure all necessary documents and information has been provided
• Sending back documents for additional information
• Canceling those that do not meet criteria or do not have necessary information required within a specified time frame, forwarding to MD review if questionable
• Accepting referrals and determining if meets outsource or overflow criteria
• While most of the work is computer-based, there is a lot of paperwork handling, faxing, and scanning in addition to multiple telephone calls
• This is primarily a sedentary desk job which will consist of 100% of time spent working on a computer and handling the telephone
• Oversees patients face-to-face daily
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

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