Patient Care Coordinator (Orthopedic Surgery)

Patient Care Coordinator

The UCLA Santa Monica Hospital is looking to hire a full-time Patient Care Coordinator to join our Orthopedic Surgery Department. You will provide administrative and academic support. Primary duties include :

• Front desk duties (triage calls, greet and check-in patients)
• Responsible for patient interviewing and encounter registration
• Scheduling and confirming patients appointments
• Obtaining all financial and demographic information from patients
• Accurately encounter patients utilizing proper Care Connect functions
• Explaining in the BHS procedures and necessary information to patients including required authorization and estimated liability
• Verifying insurance benefits and accurately record benefits for finance review
• Reviewing accounts for change in status and re-verify benefits and / or authorization
• Transporting radiological studies (i.e. x-ray, CT scan, MRI) and other test results
• Other duties as assigned

Salary range : $30.36 / hr - $43.49 / hr