Precert/Referral Coordinator - Dermatology - Full-Time

Job Summary

Provides a variety of patient and customer service-related activities within the Physician Practice, particularly liaison with other physician's office and insurance companies. These activities include but are not limited to greeting patients and the public, answering and screening telephone calls, scheduling patient appointments, preparing the medical record, and serving as the liaison between the patient and medical support staff. Performs general office duties such as data entry, filing, balancing charges and collections at the end of each day. Provides patients with insurance pre-certification and schedules specialist referrals. Performs any other duties as directed.

Education

• Required: High School diploma or equivalent.
• Prior experience in a health/medical setting.
• Previous experience in understanding insurance plans and referrals, pre-authorizations, appointment scheduling, data entry and deposits.
• Computer experience with MS Windows, Outlook and medical software applications.

Position Requirement(s)

• License/Certification/Registration Required: None specified.

Knowledge

• Minimum 2 years in a physician's practice.
• Knowledge of medical billing including CPT and ICD 9 & 10 coding.