Patient Care Coordinator

Summary

Join Sprinter Health as a Patient Care Coordinator and become the primary point of contact, ensuring smooth processes before and after patient in-home visits. You will manage a high volume of outbound calls to verify provider information, update our directory, and review patient information in Zendesk. Responsibilities include validating faxes, utilizing various resources to contact PCPs, and ensuring accurate appointment information. You will collaborate with health systems and plans to obtain missing information and identify workflow improvements. This role requires strong communication, organizational skills, and experience in a clinical healthcare environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, process-driven, and thrives in a fast-paced setting.

Requirements

• Ability to work from 9 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday
• At least 1 year of experience working in a clinical healthcare environment as a Healthcare Administrator, Patient Care Coordinator, Patient Care Navigator, or closely related position
• Knowledge of HIPAA and other common medical terminology
• Experience talking on the phone and over email with with other doctors’ offices, hospitals, labs, and clinics
• Experience making a high volume of outbound calls
• Experience using electronic health record (EHR) systems and other healthcare software
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail to ensure accuracy in appointment documentation and record-keeping
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively liaise between clinical and administrative teams
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to maintaining patient confidentiality and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care

Responsibilities

• Make a high volume of outbound calls every day to validate the fax numbers of providers such as primary care physicians (PCPs) and pediatricians
• Update our provider directory with current fax numbers (as needed)
• Review and validate inbound faxes from providers through Zendesk
• Utilize outside resources such as Google, a professional public registry, etc. to identify an alternate way to contact a PCP, if the fax number can’t be verified
• Review each new patient ticket in Zendesk and confirm that their provider’s name and fax number are correct
• Update the new patient’s provider information if it is incorrect
• Add the provider information to the directory if it’s not already in there
• Make sure the provider’s name in the directory is correctly linked to the appropriate profile
• Review the patient schedule to ensure all next-day appointments have the necessary registration information and documentation
• Work closely with our health system and health plan counterparts to obtain any missing appointment information, provide appointment updates, and identify areas for workflow improvement
• As different patient situations arise, escalate questions and concerns to the clinical manager in the region or to a supervisor for appropriate resolution

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Zendesk

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans 100% paid for you and your dependents
• Flexible PTO + 11 paid holidays per year
• 401(k) with a match
• 16-week parental leave policy for birthing parent, 8 weeks for a partner, 100% paid
• HSA contributions
• Life insurance, plus short and long-term disability coverage
• Annual learning stipend
• $18 - $20 an hour