Patient Care Coordinator I

Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for entry-level candidates with customer service experience who thrive in a healthcare environment and can work in New Orleans.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with customer service experience and a background in healthcare operations
    — “Works closely with the Senior Patient Representative to coordinate patient care with nurses and providers”
  • Individuals who value working in a university-affiliated healthcare setting
    — “Tulane University Campus Health is fully accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)”
  • Candidates who can manage front desk duties and prioritize patient experience
    — “The patient representative greets patients and visitors upon arrival, enters and verifies insurance information, answers phones, schedules appointments, checks out patients after their visit, and provides excellent customer service”

Things to consider

  • This role may require in-person work in New Orleans, despite unspecified work arrangement
    — “Located in the unique and iconic city of New Orleans”
  • The position is part of a multidisciplinary team, requiring adaptability and teamwork
    — “multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience in scheduling and insurance verification in your resume and interview responses
    — “enters and verifies insurance information, answers phones, schedules appointments”
  • Showcase any certifications in healthcare-related fields like CNA or Medical Services Coder
    — “Certified as a CNA, Pharmacy Technician, Laboratory Technician, or Medical Services Coder”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • maintaining high standards of care
  • coordinating patient care with nurses and providers
Typical background
High School diploma or equivalent2 years of office experience including 1 year of customer service

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer ServiceFront Desk OperationsAppointment SchedulingInsurance VerificationPhone Answering

Preferred

Third Party Billing And InsuranceCNA, Pharmacy Technician, Laboratory Technician, Or Medical Services Coder

Stack & domain

Office ExperienceCustomer ServiceThird Party BillingInsuranceCNAPharmacy TechnicianLaboratory TechnicianMedical Services CoderTeamworkCommunicationProblem SolvingHealthcareMedicine

About the role

Original posting from Tulane University

The Patient Representative is part of the Tulane University Campus Health team of committed professionals dedicated to supporting and promoting student health and wellbeing as a core institutional value through a multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach. This patient representative position resides within the Health Center for Student Care and reports to the Director of Operations and Auxiliary Services. The individual serving in this role is responsible for front desk operations.

The patient representative greats patients and visitors upon arrival, enters and verifies insurance information, answers phones, schedules appointments, checks out patients after their visit, and provides excellent customer service. Works closely with the Senior Patient Representative to coordinate patient care with nurses and providers to maintain a consistently high standard of care. This position contributes substantially to the ongoing integrity of clinic operations.

Located in the unique and iconic city of New Orleans, Tulane is a highly regarded and selective independent research university, a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), and offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in the liberal arts, science and engineering, architecture, business, law, social work, medicine, and public health. Tulane University Campus Health is fully accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and serves a student body of over 13,500.

Minimum Qualification:

  • High School diploma or equivalent

AND

  • Two (2) years of office experience to include one (1) year of customer service

Preferred Qualification:

  • Three years’ experience in a medical setting.
  • Experience with third party billing and insurance.
  • Certified as a CNA, Pharmacy Technician, Laboratory Technician, or Medical Services Coder.

Tulane University is an equal opportunity educator and employer committed to providing an education and employment environment free of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Legally protected demographic classifications (such as a person’s race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, shared ancestry, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws) are not relied upon as an eligibility, selection or participation criteria for Tulane’s employment or educational programs or activities.

Tulane University is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing an application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the Office of Human Resources by phone at 504-865-4748 or by email at hr@tulane.edu.

Source: Tulane University careers

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