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Hackensack Meridian Health · 16 hours ago

Precertification & Scheduling Coordinator - Healthy and Wellness Center

Iselin, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$22.77/hr - $22.77/hr

Hackensack Meridian Health is dedicated to helping patients live better, healthier lives while fostering a collaborative work environment for their team members. The Precertification and Scheduling Coordinator is responsible for collaborating with referring physicians, obtaining clinical information, verifying patient insurance, and scheduling appointments in accordance with departmental guidelines.

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Responsibilities

Handles precertification procedures pertaining to patients by collecting insurance information and entering information into SMS

Utilizes the Insurance Eligibility Verification system and explains process to patients

Verifies insurance benefits/coverage by contacting insurance companies

Obtains insurance information for precertification for procedure

Schedules patients

Requests and retrieves medical records and pathology reports from HUMC, other hospitals, clinics, or physician's offices

Enters computer data to ensure integrity of patient history and appointment files

Schedules all appointments for patients and provides copy of daily departmental schedule for to patient transport and security

Collects co-pays and deductibles and posts same in the finance system following HUMC cash collection/reconciliation procedure

Processes all requests for medical records

Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.)

Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies