Medical Scheduler - Bilingual Required

FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Okanogan, Washington

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The medical scheduler is responsible for managing patient appointments to ensure maximum clinic access and efficiency. They also perform administrative duties such as answering phones and verifying patient insurance and demographic information.

Qualifications

This role requires basic reading, writing, and math skills typically acquired through a high school degree or GED. The ideal candidate will be responsible for scheduling medical appointments, updating patient information, and ensuring optimal patient access to medical services. Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is a must.

Job Description

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY:       Responsible for scheduling medical patients for regular and preventive medical appointments to achieve maximum patient access and achieve patient target and other performance objectives. 

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

  1. Schedule patients for their regular and preventive medical exam appointments
    1. Provide appointments while adhering to established scheduling guidelines.
    2. Monitor the medical clinic's schedules regularly to ensure maximum access and fill rates.
    3. Identify and schedule those patients overdue for an exam
    4. Accurately update patient’s demographic information and verify insurance for each appointment scheduled.
  2. Identify and appoint new and established patients for medical visits
    1. Develop, update and use patient lists from the EPM Report Server
    2. Use PCMH (Patient-Centered Medical Home) and patient recall protocols to contact patients and schedule appointments
    3. Monitor Unduplicated Patient, Fill Rate, and other appointment scheduling reports for each medical clinic site; work with clinic managers to increase patient access and ensure optimal patient scheduling.
  3. Under the direction of the clinic manager, manage provider schedule templates to ensure optimal patient access.
  4. Performance of administrative duties

a) Answer phone calls 

b) Assist patients with information requests

 

PROFESSIONAL &TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

The position requires basic reading, writing, and math skills acquired during completion of a high school degree or GED. 

MUST BE BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH

FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS

Family Health Centers was established in 1985 with a primary mission to provide high quality health care services for all residents of Okanogan County regardless of the ability to pay. Family Health Centers is a nonprofit 501(c)3 that proudly offers a diverse range of primary and preventive health care services such as: adult and child medical care, dental care, obstetrics, internal medicine, lab, WIC (Women, Infants & Children), and pharmacy. FHC’s mission is to improve the health of our entire community through collaboration, patient care and education, to deliver positive patient experiences, and to provide access to affordable care. Vision Statement FHC is made up of responsive, effective, and compassionate teams delivering high quality, affordable care. Our goal is to improve the overall health of our entire community.
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