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PATIENT COORDINATOR, School of Dental Medicine, Clinical Affairs
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Position Number: 5891117
Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Health and Medical Services

PATIENT COORDINATOR, School of Dental Medicine, Clinical Affairs

Job Description
PATIENT COORDINATOR, School of Dental Medicine, Clinical Affairs

Category
Boston University Medical Campus --> Professional
Job Location
BOSTON, MA, United States
Tracking Code
24500114001219
Posted Date
12/19/2024
Salary Grade
Grade 44
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

Reporting directly to the Clinic Practice Manager, the Patient Coordinator in working as part of the a team within the Group Practice Model ensures excellent customer service for both patients and students. This position strives to make each phase of the patient treatment a very positive experience from initial phone call on through the completion of the dental treatment care. Provides support in the function of scheduling patient appointments, updating patient information, payment collections, billing inquiries, answer the telephone, run reports, and overall support to the Group Practice Team with their patient care management.

Required Skills

Act as the primary point of contact for patients within the Group Practice. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: providing support to student providers by contacting patients and booking all patient appointments; assist student providers and patients with patient questions and concerns escalating unresolved issues to Practice Manager or Practice Leader; answering calls including voicemails and responding to patient emails. Run and maintain patient waitlist reports and review scheduling opportunities including emergencies and backfill patients into student provider open slots, review phone call and utilization reports to aid in optimal use of chair time, update scheduled patient appointment status to indicate cancelled or no show appointment, send patient follow-up letters based on the established discontinuance protocols for patients who have become hard to contact, who have consecutive failed appointments and who have selected self-discontinuance established by the Office of Clinical Affairs. Perform patient check-in duties including updating patient demographics, updating patient insurance information, verify patient eligibility, verify consent, verify signed treatment plan, accept payment and provide patient with receipt, and notify provider of patient's arrival.

High School Diploma required, associate's degree preferred and 1-3 years of work experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Required Skills

Job Location: BOSTON, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: Grade 44

To apply, visit https://jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/jobs/315085