Medical Office Coordinator - Johns Hopkins Medical Management Corporation

Overview

Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service.  Intrastaff is unique because it's one of the very few agencies where a person has the benefit of being a temporary employee and also feels like a member of a large organization. Working at Hopkins means joining a culturally diverse team that includes some of the best nurses, physicians and allied health professionals in the world. Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.

Coordinate activities and provide secretarial support for a multi-faceted clinical office to ensure a smoothly functioning office and good patient relations. Interact with patients, patients’ families, referring physicians and third party carriers with regard to patient-related issues. Work with others in a team environment. Provide administrative support for medical matters on behalf of physicians, as well as general academic/general administrative support.

Hours-  Monday through Friday 8a-5p

Responsibilities

Medical Administrative Support. Professionally and efficiently handle incoming requests from patients and ensure that issues are resolved both promptly and thoroughly. Gather patient information, fulfill patient needs, educate patients, where applicable, to prevent the need for future contacts and document interactions in applicable systems. Provide quality service and support in a variety of areas which may include, but not limited to scheduling, registration and care coordination.

Schedule new and follow-up clinic appointments, and assist in canceling and rescheduling of clinics for providers who have a non-schegistrar as their Medical Office Coordinator.

• Collect insurance information, and complete registration in EPIC.
• Answer questions from patients about billing and refer to JHU Physician Billing Services and/or JHH Patient Financial Services.
• Support the physician with insurance preauthorization and single case agreement processes by submitting necessary clinical information as instructed by the physician.
• Coordinate follow-up office visits by providing information about treatment, and testing locations. Schedule lab tests and other procedures, and/or coordinates with other areas to complete scheduling process.
• When physician’s clinic is cancelled, call patient to re-schedule physician and/or testing appointments pertaining to that visit.
• If requested by physician, complete courtesy calls to patients to remind them of appointment arrival times and answer questions about location, parking, what to bring, etc.
• All information entered into EPIC will be subject to evaluation, quality controls and performance management standards.

Provide administrative support for medical matters on behalf of physicians.

• Answer in-coming call from patients and provide information to patients, as appropriate
• Routinely check voice mail and return calls to patients within 24 hours.
• Coordinate with patient and/or referring physician to obtain outside medical records. Ensure that all relevant outside medical records are received and scanned into Epic in advance of clinic. Ensure that physician gets medical records in advance per protocol as appropriate.
• Refer patient to appropriate resources/clinical areas.
• Send out letters and post op information to referring physicians, if needed.
• Send out confirmation letters to patients when appointment is scheduled less than 2 weeks out or as needed.
• Receive from physician completed and signed forms requested by the patient such as: Disability, Family Medical Leave, Workers Compensation, Medical Assistance Application, MVA, etc.
• All completed forms should be scanned into EPIC and send original to patients for their records.

Qualifications

High School diploma or GED required. Prefer two years of college or medical training.

Two years of work experience required in a similar work environments. 

Experience in a medical office setting strongly preferred.

Intermediate computer and proof reading skills required.

Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications required. 

Training will be provided for Hopkins clinical information systems, and proficiency must be achieved and maintained.

Knowledge of general medical terminology and medical insurance coverage.

Demonstrated ability for self-direction, initiation, and handling of multiple tasks required. 

Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team required. 

Demonstrated customer service skills required.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.